43 Ill. App. 2d 267 - Wright v. Royse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Exclusion of a witness is a sanction which should never be lightly invoked. Before so ruling, the trial court has a duty to ascertain the type witness involved, the content of his evidence, the nature of failure, neglect or refusal to furnish the witness’s name, and the degree of surprise to the other party, including any prior knowledge of the name by the other party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 131 Ill. App. 2d 1028 - Western Electric Co. v. Bauer Bros. Construction Co. · Jumper v. Hawkins

2. ““[T]he Supreme Court pointed out that in joint suits against joint tortfeasors, it had been clearly established in Illinois that: * * * (4) in an action against joint tortfeasors, the court may direct a verdict in favor of one tortfeasor and let the case against the other go to the jury, which may thereupon return a verdict against the other tortfeasor; and (5) if a verdict is returned against two joint tortfeasors, the court may grant a new trial as to one of them only."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 20 Ill. App. 3d 545 - Wells v. Web MacHinery Co.