Schaff v. Verble’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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

1. ““The first, second, and third assignments complain of the refusal of the court at appellant’s request to instruct a verdict for it, and refusal to set aside the verdict and grant, a new trial. Relegating the -discussion of the assignments and propositions in detail, the important question here is whether the appellee has established a case of liability as a matter of law. This of course is looking at it from the standpoint of the facts introduced. The only direct testimony offered to the accident is by the. appellant himself. His statement is supported by no other witness as to the accident, but, on the contrary, is contradicted by the overwhelming preponderance of testimony of all the other witnesses who witnessed the collision.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Verble v. Schaff

2. ““We. have carefully read all the propositions qnd assignments presented, and do not think from the view we take of this case it is necessary to discuss them, as they may not again arise, and confine our opinion to the question presented, that the court erred in not . setting aside the verdict of the jury and granting a new trial. This ground is well taken. We are unwilling to let this judgment stand, and hereby reverse the judgment and remand this case for another trial.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Verble v. Schaff