Lockett v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the wrongful killing of one's companion animal may threaten the way in which an owner constitutes herself: in losing her companion animal, she loses a vital part of herself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lockett v. Hill

2. “such as pets. They do not seriously pursue the argument based on private nuisance, nor would serious pursuit have succeeded. Private nuisance is defined as an”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lockett v. Hill

3. “of sufficient importance as a matter of public policy to merit protection from emotional impact.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lockett v. Hill