222 W. Va. 261 - Stanley v. Chevathanarat’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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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. “(a) Judgment as a matter of If during trial by jury a party has been fully heard on an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue, the court may determine the issue against that party and may grant a motion for judgment as a matter of law against that party with respect to a claim or defense that cannot under the controlling law be maintained or defeated without a favorable finding on that issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Teri Sneberger v. Jerry Morrison, d/b/a Jerry Morrison Construction · 228 W. Va. 522 - Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Higginbotham

2. “[w]e apply a de novo standard of review to the grant or denial of a pre-verdict or post-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law. After considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant party, we will sustain the granting or denial of a pre-verdict or post-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law when only one reasonable conclusion as to the verdict can be reached.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Teri Sneberger v. Jerry Morrison, d/b/a Jerry Morrison Construction