Robb v. Hewitt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This testimony was objected to, and its admission assigned as error, counsel invoking the rule which excludes, as privileged, offers to compromise. The rule referred to applies to this class of cases. (Olson v. Peterson, 33 Neb. 358 [ 50 N. W. 155 ].) It is a salutary rule and should be rigidly enforced; but this evidence did not fall within it. There was no offer to compromise, but merely a suggestion that defendant would share the expense of sending the girl away. The rule arises from the policy of the law which favors amicable settlements, but does not extend to offers made, which, if accepted, would merely baffle prosecutions or conceal evidence, without effecting a legal compromise.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Haab

2. ““Do you mean if I would pay half that you would pay half 1 ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Haab