Berry v. Fletcher’s Empirical Analysis
1870
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
August 2005
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Kennedy v. North Missouri Railroad
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To authorize the giving of exemplary or vindictive damages, either malice, violence, oppression, or wanton recklessness must mingle in the controversy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Dang v. Cross
How this case has been treated — in progress
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