Weiss v. Weiss’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 district · 72 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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A]pplication of the doctrine can yield harsh results, especially in the context of claims that were not actually litigated .... The decision of whether res judicata should bar such claims should be based upon a consideration of the doctrine's underlying policies, namely, the interests of the defendant and of the courts in bringing litigation to a close ... and the competing interest of the plaintiff in the vindication of a just claim.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 Conn. App. 656 - Smith v. BL Cos. · 185 Conn. App. 671 - Fisk v. BL Cos.

2. “[I]t is significant that the doctrine of res judicata provides that [a] judgment is final not only as to every matter which was offered to sustain the claim, but also as to any other admissible matter which might have been offered for that purpose.... The rule of claim preclusion prevents reassertion of the same claim regardless of what additional or different evidence or legal theories might be advanced in support of it.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Girolametti v. Michael Horton Assocs., Inc. · Independent Party of CT-State Central v. Merrill

3. “[A]lthough parties are not required to resolve all disputes during a ... proceeding, when a party had the opportunity to raise the claim and the ... proceeding provided the proper forum for the resolution of that claim, res judicata may bar litigation of a subsequent action.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 Conn. App. 656 - Smith v. BL Cos. · 185 Conn. App. 671 - Fisk v. BL Cos.