Pittmann v. Baladez’s Empirical Analysis

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107 state decisions

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 107 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * and was not required to prove or demonstrate that but for the erroneous action of the trial court in admitting the testimony, a different judgment would necessarily have resulted. See Texas Power & Light Co. v. Hering, 148 Tex. 350 , 224 S.W.2d 191, 192 ; Southwestern Greyhound Lines v. Dickson, 149 Tex. 599 , 236 S.W.2d 115 . It was only necessary that he establish that the evidence was reasonably calculated to and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment. See American General Ins. Co. v. Jones, 152 Tex. 99 , 255 S.W.2d 502 ; Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrin, Tex., 291 S.W.2d 931, 944 ; Rules 434 and 503, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.””

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Suddarth v. Poor · Christie v. Brewer

2. “Since the question of which vehicle crossed the center stripe was a vital issue in the case, and since the admissible evidence introduced by both parties was so evenly balanced, we conclude that the introduction of the incompetent evidence given by [the constable], in light of the record as a whole, amounted to such a denial of the rights of the petitioner as was calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment in the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lopez v. Foremost Paving, Inc.