Johnson v. Corbet’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 4 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “for the specific profession or specialties at issue. Further, we hold that the error requires reversal because failure to do so would be inconsistent with substantial justice. When the trial judge discussed the jury instructions with the parties, he indicated that he would phrase SJI2d 30.01”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cox v. Flint Board of Hospital Managers

2. “not ground for granting a new trial, for setting aside a verdict, or for vacating, modifying, or otherwise disturbing a judgment or order, unless refusal to take this action appears to the court inconsistent with substantial justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cox v. Flint Board of Hospital Managers

3. “not in an abstract or theoretical sense, but in the context of the 'personality' of the particular case on trial, and with due regard for the adversaries' theories of the case,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bagherzadeh v. Roeser