Hafer v. Schauer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"All expenses incurred by the [insurer], all costs taxed against the Insured in any such suit and all interest on the entire amount of any judgment therein . . . which does not exceed the limit of the [insurer's] liability thereon." (Emphasis added.) Id.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Larose v. Windsor Insurance Company, No. 530557 (Apr. 4, 1996) · 300 Pa. Super. 528 - Cohen v. Jenkintown Cab Co.

2. “4. The said Insuring Agreement 11(b)(2) provides, inter alia, that the insurer will “pay ... all interest accruing after entry of judgment until the company has paid or tendered or deposited in court such part of such judgment as does not exceed the limit of the Company’s liability thereon”, in this case $10,000. 5. In order to limit its liability for interest under this paragraph, your Petitioner desires to pay into this Court, to hold pending the outcome of the appeal which it is prosecuting on behalf of its insured, a sum equal to the limits of the policy plus interest on the verdicts up to the date of the payment into Court, a total of $23,875.00. 6. Under the terms of the policy, specifically “Exhibit A” hereto, your Petitioner’s ultimate liability to its insured cannot exceed the said sum of $23,875.00, even if the verdicts totalling $150,000 should be sustained on appeal. 7. If this motion is not granted, your Petitioner would be seriously and irreparably prejudiced because its only alternatives would be to (a) pay the said $23,875.00 to plaintiff with the knowledge that the money can never be recovered if the verdicts are overturned on appeal, or (b) do nothing and have to defend a claim that it is obligated to pay not only its limits but interest on the verdicts until the date of payment, after appeal (if the appeal is unsuccessful) which interest would accrue at the rate of $750.00 per month for as long as the appeal is pending in the Superior and Supreme Courts. WH”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 300 Pa. Super. 528 - Cohen v. Jenkintown Cab Co.

3. ““The policy provides that Erie’s liability for bodily injury caused to one person by the insured shall be limited to $20,000.00. It further provides that Erie shall pay ‘all interest on the entire amount of any judgment therein which accrues after entry of the judgment. . . .’ The instant record discloses that judgment was not entered on the verdicts until April 13, 1965, on which date plaintiff commenced execution proceedings. However, long before entry of judgment, Erie had (1) tendered the policy limit, (2) tendered the policy limit plus interest on one-half of the entire amount of the verdict plus one-half of the costs, and (3) paid into court the latter sums. Since Erie has complied with the terms of the policy and before the entry of judgment ‘paid or tendered or deposited in court that part of the judgment which [did] not exceed the limit of the Erie’s liability,’ the court below erred in including in its judgment a requirement that Erie pay interest on the entire amount of the verdicts.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Levin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.