Doe v. Howe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “Because Doe made no showing here of actual prejudice, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial judge’s refusal to disqualify himself. If anything, the trial judge demonstrated sensitivity toward any concerns Doe might have had regarding his impartiality by voluntarily making full disclo sure of his and his law clerk’s contacts with Howe and Howe’s counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Simpson v. Simpson

2. “he or she 'most probably would have been successful in the underlying suit if the attorney had not committed the alleged malpractice.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stokes-Craven Holding Corp. v. Robinson