Kosrow v. Acker’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Merlo v. Public Service Co. · 36 Ill. 2d 263 - Sommese v. Maling Bros., Inc. · 109 Ill. App. 2d 268 - First Nat. Bank of Elgin v. Szwankowski · 188 Ill. App. 3d 778 - Kosrow v. Acker · 102 Ill. App. 3d 838 - Turner v. Thompson
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.
“[w]hen a jury renders a special verdict consistent with its general verdict, the special verdict has no effect, and judgment is entered only on the general verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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