Phillips v. Bray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It seems perfectly obvious that the primary purpose of the one year statute of limitations is to give the claimant that much extra time in which to decide whether he has been fully compensated for his injury, and not for the purpose of paying belated medical bills. ’ ’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Superior Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Shelby · Jones Furniture Mfg. Co. v. Evans

2. ““* * * Although appellant has not specifically pointed out just how and why this would toll the statute, we assume it is because medical bills are a part of compensation and therefore the one year limitation would not begin to run until the last bill is paid. If this contention is sound, then appellant still has time in which to file his new claim. For reasons set out below, we have concluded that the above contention is not tenable.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Heflin v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.

3. ““In cases where compensation for disability has been paid on account of injury, a claim for additional compensation shall be barred unless filed with the Commission within one [1] year from the date of the last payment of compensation, or two [2] years from the date of accident, which ever is greater.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Friar