Ward v. Nolen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In the matter of credibility the commission’s findings have the binding force of a jury’s verdict. When we lay aside Ward’s own version of how he received his injuries, all that remains is the fact that he complained of a catch in his back and that he is now disabled by a ruptured disc. This proof does not compel the conclusion that the claimant received an accidental injury in the course of his employment.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moseley v. Temple