Grimm v. Fox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]o prevail on his claim against the defendants, the plaintiff [must] prove not only that the defendants were negligent in their handling of his [action], but also that [the action] would have been successful if the defendants had represented him competently. In the absence of such proof, the plaintiff could not establish that his alleged damages ... were the result of the defendants' negligence ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Bozelko v. Papastavros · 185 Conn. App. 53 - Dubinsky v. Black

2. “Malpractice is commonly defined as the failure of one rendering professional services to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly applied under all the circumstances in the community by the average prudent reputable member of the profession with the result of injury, loss, or damage to the recipient of those services ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 292 - Deroy v. Reck · Bozelko v. Papastavros

3. “There is an exception to this rule, however, [when] there is such an obvious and gross want of care and skill that neglect is clear even to a lay person.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 292 - Deroy v. Reck · Bozelko v. Papastavros