34 Ill. App. 3d 973 - Singles v. Horwitz’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`* * * It is then the duty of the trial judge to consider the weight of the evidence and if he is of opinion that plaintiff has not proven his case by a preponderance of the evidence, taking into consideration the fact that the jury has found otherwise, it is his duty to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. And if the court does not do so but overrules the motion and enters judgment and the case is then brought to this court, we are not authorized to disturb the verdict on this ground unless the verdict and judgment are against the manifest weight of the evidence. This court in passing on the question must take into consideration not only the verdict of the jury but the fact that the trial judge saw and heard the witnesses, overruled the motion for a new trial and entered judgment. It requires much more for this court to set aside a verdict and judgment than is required of the trial judge.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 66 Ill. 2d 591 - State Farm Life Insurance v. Smith

2. “Manifest weight has been defined as that weight which is clearly evident, clear, plain and indisputable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 66 Ill. 2d 591 - State Farm Life Insurance v. Smith

3. “contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 66 Ill. 2d 591 - State Farm Life Insurance v. Smith