39 Conn. Super. Ct. 20 - Passini v. Decker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A motion to strike is the proper manner in which to raise the issue of the legal sufficiency of a special defense to a cause of action.”

   25 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Keeney v. Merit Dry Cleaners, Inc., No. Cv94 0537705 (Mar. 13, 1996) · Silvio v. Aetna Casualty Surety Co., No. 30 78 63 (Jul. 2, 1992)

2. “assumption of the risk is not a defense to an action based on a statutory violation when the statute was enacted to create an obligation to the public at large”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 1624 - Anastasio v. Ladd, No. Cv 000160470 (Jan. 29, 2001) · 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 15348 - Nolan v. Schuster, No. Cv-98-0145395s (Dec. 4, 1998)

3. “Where the meaning of the statute is clear and the language unambiguous, the enactment speaks for itself and there is no room for construction by the court . . . . A statute should not be interpreted in any way to thwart its purpose . . . . The purpose of the statute [§ 30-102 ] is to protect the public at large from tortious conduct committed by an intoxicated person who was served intoxicating liquor by a tavern owner while in an intoxicated state . . . . Courts may not by construction, read into a statute provisions not clearly expressed herein.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 11238 - Lee v. the Splash Pacific Rim Grille, No. Cv97-0399683s (Nov. 4, 1997)