Hendricks v. Kauffman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““By that section it is provided, in substance, that causes of action under which suit has or may hereafter be brought by the injured party for personal injuries, other than those resulting in death, shall not abate by reason of the death of the person injured, nor by reason of the death of the person against whom such cause of action shall have accrued; but such causes of action shall survive. This statute, as we view it, by very reason of the precision of its wording, is self-interpretive. It expressly excludes from the scope of its operation ‘personal injuries other than those resulting in death.’ [personal injuries resulting in death.] Hence, there is nothing about it to construe. Virtually we are asked to strike out this important and significant exception. This we have neither disposition nor right to do.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estes Ex Rel. Estes v. Riggins