Boulanger v. Pol’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 4 district · 47 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We conclude that the duty recognized in Durflinger was based upon the statutory provisions applicable to the commitment and release of involuntary patients and is not applicable to voluntary patients. The cause of action for negligent release of an involuntary patient recognized in Durflinger does not apply to voluntary patients." Boulanger, 258 Kan. at 303 , 900 P.2d 823 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Adams v. Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners · Adams v. BOARD OF SEDGWICK COUNTY COM'RS

2. “"[a]n act is wrongful, or negligent, only if the eye of vigilance, sometimes referred to as the prudent person, perceives the risk of damage. The risk to be perceived defines the duty to be obeyed, and risk imports relation; it is risk to another or to others within the range of apprehension. ( Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co., 248 N.Y. 339 , 162 N.E. 99 , 59 A.L.R. 1253 )."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 41 Kan. App. 2d 612 - Berry v. National Medical Services, Inc. · Berry v. National Medical Services, Inc.

3. “"One who takes charge of a third person whom he knows or should know to be likely to cause bodily harms to others if not controlled is under a duty to exercise reasonable care to control the third person to prevent him from doing such harm."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hesler v. Osawatomie State Hospital · Adams v. BOARD OF SEDGWICK COUNTY COM'RS