Jones v. Parzych’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[u]pon a finding of liability and an awarding of damages by the trier of fact and before the court enters judgment, the court shall receive evidence from the claimant and other appropriate persons concerning the total amount of collateral sources which have been paid for the benefit of the claimant as of the date the court enters judgment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Josephson v. Violette, No. Cv 98 0489467s (Aug. 20, 2001) · 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 1248 - Wilkins v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 0048624 (Feb. 14, 1997)

2. “In construing a statutory provision, we first look to its language, and if that language is plain and unambiguous, we need look no further for interpretive guidance because we assume that the words themselves express the intention of the legislature.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 13808 - Povroznik v. Rivercliff Fuel, Inc., No. Cv 01 07 37 64 (Oct. 10, 2001)

3. “[T]he clear and unequivocal language of General Statutes § 52-225a . . . requires the trial court to receive collateral source evidence after the verdict but before entering judgement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 1248 - Wilkins v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 0048624 (Feb. 14, 1997)