Goodwin v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “First, in our view, the latter phrase "or found by the court" is clearly designed to cover the award of damages following a trial to the court sitting without a jury. Second, the reduced noneconomic damages following the application of the statutory cap are not damages "found by the court" but, rather, damages payable after the application of the cap.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris v. Goodwin

2. “it is the duty of the court in entering judgment for the plaintiff in such action to add to the amount of damages assessed by the verdict of the jury, or found by the court, interest on such amount”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris v. Goodwin

3. “deemed to be a part of the damages awarded in the action”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris v. Goodwin