Doherty v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In the absence of a public policy violation, there is no breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1995 Conn. Super. Ct. 1933 - Premier Roofing Co. v. Insurance Co. of N. A., No. 31 24 38 (Mar. 3, 1995) · 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 9820 - Maxwell v. Limousine, No. Cv97-0160329 (May 27, 1998)

2. “`[w]here employment is clearly terminable at will, a party cannot CT Page 10879 ordinarily be deemed to lack good faith in exercising this contractual right. . . . We see no reason presently, therefore, to enlarge the circumstances under which an at-will employee may successfully challenge his dismissal beyond the situation where the reason for his discharge involves impropriety . . . derived from some important violation of public policy.'”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Meola v. Eagle Snacks Corporation, No. Cv 96 0384760 (Sep. 6, 2000) · Lucarelli v. the Stop Shop Companies, Inc., No. 405521 (Mar. 10, 1999)

3. “[I]n every contract of employment is a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the contractual relationship.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 9820 - Maxwell v. Limousine, No. Cv97-0160329 (May 27, 1998) · 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 9633 - Douglas v. Rucci, No. Cv96 0153231 S (Jul. 27, 1998)