Nash v. . Royster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 48 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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““As a general rule, in the absence of any special agreement limiting the service, or reasonable notice to the patient, when a surgeon is employed to perform an operation, he must not only use reasonable and ordinary care, skill and diligence in its performance, but, in the subsequent treatment of the case, he must also give, or see that the patient is given, such attention as the necessity of the case demands.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Galloway Ex Rel. Parks v. Lawrence

2. “A physician or surgeon may agree to perform an operation without undertaking or rendering himself responsible for the subsequent treatment of the- case. He thus contracts against liability beyond the exercise of reasonable care, diligence and skill in the performance of the operation and for such services as are contemplated by both parties to the special or limited contract.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mozingo v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc.

3. “A physician or surgeon is not bound to render professional services to every one who applies, and he may, therefore, by notice or special agreement, limit the extent and scope of his employment. Such is the simple law of contract.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Childers v. . Frye