Rogers v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When it is established that an accident to an employee activates an undeveloped and dangerous physical condition with mortal consequences, such accident is properly considered the proximate cause of the fatality. Causal connection is established when it is shown that the employee has received a compensable injury which materially aggravates or accelerates the pre-existing latent disease which becomes the direct cause of death. Justice v. Panther Coal Co., 173 Va. 1, 6, 7 , 2 S.E.(2d) 333, 336.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lilly v. Shenandoah's Pride Dairy & Travelers Insurance · Ohio Valley Construction Co. v. Jackson

2. ““Where two conclusions may legitimately be drawn from the evidence, one favorable to the claimant and the other favorable to the employer, a factual question is presented for the determination of the Commission. Under these circumstances it becomes the function of the Commission to evaluate the evidence, and its finding of fact on the issue presented is binding on us. Walsh Construction Co. v. London, supra. (195 Va., at page 816)” 196 Va. at 42 , 82 S.E.2d at 603 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lilly v. Shenandoah's Pride Dairy & Travelers Insurance