Love v. Kerwin’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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

1. ““Before turning to the evidence upon the above question, we must observe again that, under the well known rule of law announced in the workmen’s compensation act, this court has no jurisdiction over questions of fact on appeals under the act. (G. S. 1959 Supp., 44-556; Cross v. Wichita Compressed Steel Co., 187 Kan. 344 , 356 P. 2d 804; Grow v. Musgrove Petroleum Corp., 184 Kan. 800 , 339 P. 2d 75 ; Allen v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 184 Kan. 184 , 334 P. 2d 370 ; Heer v. Hankamer Excavating Co., 184 Kan. 186 , 334 P. 2d 372 .) . . .” (p. 761.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lutz v. F. P. Gehring Contractor-Builder, Inc.

2. “Many of our cases have held that the common-law rules as to the competency of evidence are not to be strictly applied in workmen's compensation cases.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Woessner v. Labor Max Staffing