Mendes v. Factor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In our approach to [the] interpretive task, we are mindful that our ultimate goal is to give effect to the General Assembly's intent.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Karl Olsen v. Anna L. DeMayo · Cranston Police Retirees Action Committee v. The City of Cranston, by and through its Finance Director Robert Strom and its City Treasurer David Capuano

2. “reflects the policy that, during an ongoing relationship, lawsuits are premature because specific tortious acts or omissions may be difficult to identify and may yet be remedied. The doctrine is generally applicable under circumstances where it may be impossible to pinpoint the exact date of a particular negligent act or omission that caused injury or where the negligence consists of a series of acts or omissions and it is appropriate to allow the course of action to terminate before allowing the repose section of the statute of limitations to run.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boudreau v. Automatic Temperature Controls, Inc.

3. “The plain meaning approach, however, is not the equivalent of myopic literalism, and it is entirely proper for us to look to the sense and meaning fairly deducible from the context.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Curtis Maxie