Yoho v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether the person acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully. This rule does not require the exclusion of evidence of insurance against liability when offered for another purpose, such as proof of agency, ownership, or control, or bias or prejudice of a witness.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Todd v. Joyner · Todd v. Joyner

2. “A majority of jurisdictions addressing this issue apply a 'substantial connection' analysis to determine whether an expert's connection to a defendant's insurer is sufficiently probative to outweigh the prejudice to the defendant resulting from the jury's knowledge that the defendant carries Hability insurance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Todd v. Joyner · Daniels v. Gamma West Brachytherapy, LLC

3. “An appellate court will not disturb a trial court's ruling concerning the scope of cross-examination of a witness to test his or her credibility, or to show possible bias or self-interest in testifying, absent a manifest abuse of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Campbell