Pardridge v. Cutler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 62 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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ A verdict for plaintiff would necessarily follow the instruction if the jury accepted it as their guide. There were other instructions given at the request of defendant, stating different rules, but they were simply contradictory of this one, and .it was left to the jury to choose which one they pleased as their guide. Here was an instruction substantially directing a verdict regardless of defenses which there was evidence fairly tending to prove, and the error in such an instruction is not obviated by giving conflicting instructions.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Cleveland · McNulta v. Jenkins

2. ““ If an instruction directs a verdict for either party, or amounts to such a direction, in case the jury shall find certain facts, it must necessarily contain all the facts which will authorize the verdict directed.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Cleveland · Riley v. Chicago City Railway Co.