Clark v. Chapman’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
2
states following
June 2007
most recently cited
22 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cassady v. Martin · State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Futrell · Todt v. Shaw · Tazewell Supply Company v. Turner · Exxon Corp. v. Fulgham
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A mistrial should not be granted for minor irregularities and mistakes in a trial which can be cured by a direction from the trial court to disregard the irregularity or mistake.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“there is a manifest probability that objectionable evidence or statements before the jury are prejudicial to the adverse party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.