Tollett v. Mashburn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘The husband’s right of action for the loss of services and expense in caring for his wife is concomitant with and dependent upon an actionable injury to her. To recover he must prove in the first instance all that his wife would have to prove in order to recover. If the plaintiff’s contention is sustained, the analogous situation arises that the main action is barred and the dependent action may be prosecuted notwithstanding. ’ ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sisemore v. Neal

2. ““Unless the defendants are liable to the plaintiff, Berthenia Tollett, they cannot be liable to her husband, Kelsio Tollett. Without doubt the claim of Berthenia Tollett is barred by the Statute of Limitations, and, since it is barred, the claims of Kelsie Tollett for damages, if any, arising from the assault and battery are likewise barred. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sisemore v. Neal