Powell v. Troland’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he general rule is that if an injured person uses ordinary care in selecting a physician for treatment of his injury, the law regards the aggravation of the injury resulting from the negligent act of the physician as a part of the immediate and direct damages which naturally flow from the original injury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sanders v. Shaut · Smith v. BYUNGKI KIM

2. “It is well settled that where there has been an acceptance of satisfaction of a judgment recovered, it has the same effect as a release. It operates to extinguish a plaintiff’s cause of action against other joint tortfeasors liable for the same injury and bars an action against them though the wrongdoers are severally rather than jointly liable for the injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Infant C. v. Boy Scouts of America

3. “In Powell v. Purks, the plaintiff proved the entire consequences of both the automobile accident and the subsequent medical treatment, including Dr. Troland’s neurological operation. The trial court found that it was obvious from its verdict that the jury took the whole picture into account in arriving at the award.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sanders v. Shaut