Phinney v. Casale’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[c]ausation is ordinarily a question of fact.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jacques v. Ct. Physicians' Sur. Sup., No. Cv 98 0162157 S (Oct. 15, 1998) · 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 11695 - Loforese v. Hard Rock Blasting Company, No. Cv 98 0161377 S (Oct. 15, 1998)

2. “Proximate cause is defined as an actual cause that is a substantial factor in the resulting harm.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rosenberg v. Hebrew Home and Hospital, No. Cv-333135 (Jan. 23, 1997)