Sinclair Refining Co. v. Shaffer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"As to plaintiff's right to recover exemplary damages, it is only for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract where such right exists, not here, where a breach of an obligation arising from contract is counted on. * * *. In such an action exemplary damages cannot be recovered in the absence of statute. * * *."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burton v. Juzwik

2. “"In any action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud or malice, actually or presumed, the jury, in addition to the actual damages, may give damages for the sake of example, and by way of punishing the defendant."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Burton v. Juzwik