Yost v. Studer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The situation in the case at bar is quite different from the Jones case. Here, when plaintiff finished his case, not a scintilla of evidence had been introduced as to any damages he may have sustained because of loss of time. The jury had the benefit of no evidence whatever to be guided by in determining such alleged damages. Any verdict based on such alleged loss of time would have been pure speculation. There was no inkling as to whether such loss, if any, was $50.00 or $5,000.00. In these circumstances, it would have been utterly impossible for the jury to have reached an intelligent conclusion as to such alleged damages.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holland v. Ratliff

2. ““* * * The plaintiff, who owned and conducted his own business, was incapacitated for several weeks by his injuries. His absence from the grocery store involved a financial loss that the jury were entitled to consider.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holland v. Ratliff