Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

182 federal appellate · 38 district · 120 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 543 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “One who attacks a settlement must bear the burden of showing that the contract he has made is tainted with invalidity, either by fraud practiced upon him or by a mutual mistake under which both parties acted.”

   21 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. · 106 Ohio App. 3d 401 - Fannin v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

2. “all claims and demands which [plaintiff] can or may have against the said Pennsylvania Railroad Co. for or by reason of personal injuries sustained.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 224 W. Va. 13 - Ratliff v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. · Wicker 97-3034 97-3035 97-3036 97-3037 97-3038 v. Consolidated Rail Corporation

3. ““Even if the issue of permanence (of plaintiff’s injuries) were resolved against the defendant, an issue still existed as to validity of the release since the defendant insists that it did not act from mistake as to the nature and extent of the injuries but entered into the release for the small consideration involved because, upon the evidence in its hands at the time, no liability was indicated. We think the defendant was entitled to argue these contentions to the jury and to have them submitted under proper instructions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Larsen v. Powell