Nash v. Tindall Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 8 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[s]ociety benefits when claims and causes are laid to rest after having been viable for [a] reasonable time. When causes of action are extinguished after such time, society generally may continue its business and personal relationships in peace, without worry that some cause of action may arise to haunt it because of some long-forgotten act or omission. This is not only for the convenience of society but also due to necessity. At that point, society is secure and stable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 724 F. Supp. 2d 575 - Butler v. Ford Motor Co.

2. “[T]he fact that the law of two states may differ does not necessarily imply that the law of one state violates the public policy of the other.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Skywaves I Corp. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.