Glenn v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 31 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In accordance with tbe foregoing authorities, it may be stated as a principle of law that where tbe only relation between tbe parties is contractual, tbe liability of one to tbe other in an action of tort for negligence must be based upon some positive duty which tbe law imposes because of tbe relationship, or because of tbe negligent manner in which some act which tbe contract provides for is done; and that tbe mere violation of a contract, where there is no general duty, is not tbe basis of such an action. This being so, and tbe relation between tbe parties to this suit being that of landlord and tenant, and it having been decided in Towne v. Thompson, 68 N. H. 317, that no duty is imposed by law upon a landlord to make repairs upon leased premises for tbe benefit of bis tenant or a member of tbe tenant’s family, it follows that the present action cannot be maintained because of tbe mere failure of tbe defendant to keep her agreement to repair. In fact, it is generally held that a tenant, a member of bis family, or bis guest, cannot sue a landlord in tort for personal injuries due to bis omission to repair premises which have passed into tbe possession and control of tbe tenant, even if tbe landlord has agreed to make repairs. ’ ’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Murphy v. Dee · Graff v. Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Co.