Slaughter v. Barrett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In the case at bar Slaughter, who is himself an automobile mechanic, described the specific replacements and repair work that were necessitated by the collision. The repair bill reflects the labor and materials that went into the job. Under the rule approved by our cases Slaughter’s testimony and the repair bill itself were sufficient to justify the trial court in submitting the question of damages to the jury.””

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

2. ““The effect of our holdings ... is that proof of repairs is sufficient if, when considered with the other evidence adduced, it is shown to fairly represent the difference in market value before and after the injury.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Gray

3. “We have frequently held that the difference in the market value of a vehicle before and after an accident may be established by proof of the amount paid in good faith for repairs made necessary by the collision”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McHale v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.