Edgar v. Finley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Plaintiff's knowledge of name and address of witness, acquired by plaintiff's attorney from another attorney under promise that information would not be disclosed to defendant was not privileged information and was not immune to discovery”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Pete Rhodes Supply Co. v. Crain · West v. Cajun's Wharf, Inc.

2. “* * * ‘newly discovered evidence’ within the rule. That phrase refers to evidence of facts in existence at the time of the trial, of which the aggrieved party was excusably ignorant. If it were ground for a new trial that facts occurring subsequent to the trial have shown that the expert witnesses made an inaccurate prophecy of the prospective disability of the plaintiff, the litigation would never come to an end. The weight of authority is against the granting of a new trial on the ground of unexpected improvement in the plaintiff’s condition, unless the evidence is sufficient to show fraud.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Patrick v. Sedwick

3. “The trial court sustained plaintiff's objection and the case proceeded. On the morning of trial defendant learned that plaintiff in fact had the names and addresses of three eyewitnesses to the accident that had never been furnished the defendant. On appeal the Circuit Court made short work of the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. West v. Cajun's Wharf, Inc.