Heflin v. Merrill’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 248 So. 2d 456 - Harthcock v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · Whittley v. City of Meridian · 903 So. 2d 710 - Blake v. Clein · 905 So. 2d 506 - White v. Yellow Freight System, Inc. · Hodges v. Canal Insurance Company
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Heflin’s complaint asserted ... a contractual claim against Nationwide. Nationwide has defended its interests and fully participated throughout the litigation. Nationwide, even after this ruling, participated at trial by cross-examining a witness and making objections. The interests of justice require that the identity and role of Nationwide be revealed to the jury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether he acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully. This rule does not require the exclusion of evidence of insurance against liability when offered for another purpose, such as proof of agency, ownership, or control, or bias or prejudice of a witness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. 14”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.