Frank v. Streeter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

75 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 75 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “. . .' [C]ompletion `has been held to encompass the availability of all the elements directly or indirectly to be considered in the rendering of a decision.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1991 Conn. Super. Ct. 3520 - City of Groton v. Carothers, No. 37 63 22 (Apr. 29, 1991) · 1993 Conn. Super. Ct. 8566 - Simko v. Ervin, No. Cv 88-0251662 (Oct. 19, 1993)

2. “"When litigation raises difficult questions of law, a trial court is well-advised to request briefs and to defer its written decision until such time as the court has had the opportunity to deliberate and reach a thoughtful, reasoned conclusion." (emphasis added).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ippolito v. Ippolito, No. 273385 (Jul. 31, 1991) · Organized N. East. v. Capital City E.D.A., No. Cv 01-0806228 (Jun. 7, 2001)

3. “The legislative history of the 1981 amendment reflects emphasis on the shorter time period rather than on the later triggering point. See 24 S. Proc., Pt. 3, 1981 Sess., p. 730. In testimony before the Judiciary Committee, Judge Maurice J. Sponzo noted the administrative difficulty of requiring a decision within eight months of the commencement of a trial whose length it might be difficult to determine in advance. Judiciary Committee Proc., Pt. 3, 1981 Sess., p. 736.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ippolito v. Ippolito, No. 273385 (Jul. 31, 1991)