Knoefel v. Connick’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “it appears from the evidence * * * that reasonable minds can come to but one conclusion and that conclusion is adverse to the party against whom the motion for summary judgment is made, that party being entitled to have the evidence * * * construed most strongly in the party's favor.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Accettola v. Big Sky Energy · Kuivila v. City of Newton Falls

2. “[T]he reviewing court conducts an independent review of the evidence before the trial court and renders a decision de novo, i.e., as a matter of law and without deference to the conclusions of the lower court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Accettola v. Big Sky Energy · Kuivila v. City of Newton Falls

3. “the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Accettola v. Big Sky Energy · Kuivila v. City of Newton Falls