Bates v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
February 2016
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Town of Crewe v. Marler · Niese v. City of Alexandria · Rector & Visitors of the University v. Carter · Halberstam v. Commonwealth · Patten v. Commonwealth
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“provide notice to the Commonwealth of a facially cognizable claim so that the Commonwealth is in a position to investigate and evaluate that claim. The statute’s mandate that the notice of claim include the “place at which the injury is alleged to have occurred” contemplates the reasonable identification of that place so that the purpose of the notice to the Commonwealth is accomplished in a particular case.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The arbitrary and peremptory provisions of the statute are necessary to accomplish the purposes of the enactment. Unless explicit notice in writing of the time and place of an accident is furnished the proper public official substantially in accordance with the statute, when there is a claim of municipal negligence, the likelihood of prompt attention to the matter to protect the interests of the municipality and the public is materially diminished. For this Court to place any limitation on the clear and comprehensive language of the statute, or to create an exception where none exists under the guise of statutory construction, would be to defeat the purpose of the enactment and to engage injudicial legislation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The concept of reasonableness does not lend itself to a bright-line test or dictate separate and distinct tests based on the nature of the asserted claim. Rather, its proper analysis and application is directed to the specific allegations of a notice of claim in a particular case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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