Hadley v. Security Elevator Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Defendant next argues as to the second paragraph that Norval was actually an employee of defendant — hence the only remedy of plaintiff was a claim for compensation under the workmen’s compensation act. Deceased was a thirteen-year-old boy. Our statute prohibits the employing of any child under fourteen years in any factory, workshop, theater, mill, canning, packing house or operating an elevator. (G. S. 1949, 38-601.) (See Lee v. Kansas City Public Service Co., 137 Kan. 759 , 22 P. 2d 942 .) The argument is not good.” (p. 397.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gaston v. SAN ORE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

2. ““Damages may be recovered hereunder for, but not limited to: (a) Mental anguish, suffering or bereavement; (b) loss of society, companionship, comfort or protection; (c) loss of marital care, attention, advice, or counsel; (d) loss of filial care or attention; and (e) loss of parental care, training, guidance or education.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kurdziel v. Van Es