Robertson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[Sjince equity favors proration, we construe “subject * * * to any attorney’s lien” to mean that the legislature intended that the county, where it has not participated in seeking recovery from the tortfeasors, must bear the pro rata burden of collecting the medical costs it extends the injured public assistance recipient.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Keene v. Stattman · Dixon v. Johnson

2. ““* * * Where there is no fraud exercised by the pauper in obtaining public assistance, only by express statutory authority can the pauper’s assets be reached for reimbursement of such assistance. In re Settlement of Beaulieu, 264 Minn. 406 , 119 N. W. 2d 25 (1963).” (Italics supplied.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re the Estate of Messerschmidt · Steere v. State, Department of Public Welfare

3. ““ * * * This result is premised not only on the priority of the attorney’s lien but also upon equitable principles that the county should not appropriate without cost the fruits of the attorney’s efforts. See, Blazek v. North American Life & Cas. Co., 265 Minn. 236 , 121 N.W.2d 339 , 99 A.L.R.2d 445 (1963). In our opinion, this principle of equity applies with equal force when the judgment goes beyond the amount of the county’s medical lien.” 294 Minn. 206 , 200 N.W.2d 319 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Keene v. Stattman