Hickman v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 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. ““ ‘State whether any statements of the members of the crews of the Tugs “J. M. Taylor” and “Philadelphia” or of any other vessel were taken in connection with the towing of the car float and the sinking of the Tug “John M. Taylor.” Attach hereto exact copies of all such statements if in writing, and if oral, set forth in detail the exact provisions of any such oral statements or reports.’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hickman v. Taylor · 34 Wis. 2d 559 - State Ex Rel. Dudek v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County

2. “answer Plaintiff’s 38th interrogatory and supplementary interrogatories; produce all written statements of witnesses obtained by Mr. Fortenbaugh, as counsel and agent for Defendants; state in substance any fact concerning this case which Defendants learned through oral statements made by witnesses to Mr. Fortenbaugh whether or not included in his private memoranda and produce Mr. Fortenbaugh's mem-oranda containing statements of fact by witnesses or to submit these memoranda to the Court for determination of those portions which should be revealed to Plaintiff.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hickman v. Taylor

3. “for privileged matter obtained in preparation for litigation”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hickman v. Taylor