Cunningham v. Hiles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““Q What is your occupation, Mr. Hiles ? A I am supervisor of Data Processing installation, Wyman Gordon Data Processing Installation, and owner of Sherwood Music. Q What was that employer’s name? A Wyman Gordon. Q And where is he located? A In Harvey, Illinois. Q And how long have you owned this other business ? A Three years in June [, 1977]. Q And where is that located ? A Route 30 and Cline. Q And what do you have there at Route 30 and Cline ? A Music studio. Q And what type of business do you conduct there? What do you do there? A We sell accessories and have a music studio. Q Also do you give any instructions? A Yes. Q How many instructors do you have there? A I believe like six during the day. Q And how many hours a day could you spend there? A I spend the evening hours after work there, and on Saturdays. Q Do you play a musical instrument? A Yes. Q And do you give instructions? A Yes, I do. Q What type of instructions do you give? A Guitar. Q Spanish, Hawaiian? A Spanish. Q Do you have a partner in there— A No, sir. Q None whatsoever ? A No, sir. Q Well, why did Mr. Gomez petition with you before the Schererville Town Board and Plan Commission Town Board? A Mr. Gomez is my builder. Q So he proposes or, you have contracted with him to build this— A Yes. Q Is your contract with Mr. Clouser, is that conditioned, or was it conditioned on rezoning? A Yes, sir.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cunningham v. Hiles

2. ““IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by the Court that the Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with them, be, and they are hereby permanently enjoined and restrained from using the structure for any purpose which violates the terms of the restrictive covenants as defined by the Indiana Court of Appeals by its decision dated March 25, 1980, which covenant is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”, all upon real estate described as follows: [H.I.] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that this order shall take full force and effect instanter.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cunningham v. Hiles

3. ““attorney throughout these proceedings has been Kenneth D. Reed, who has continued to maintain that the appeal is moot because the music store already has been constructed. As he should know, this issue was decided by the Court of Appeals in the prior appeal, and transfer was denied by the Supreme Court. This issue, and others repeatedly raised throughout these proceedings, have long been settled as the law of the case. See DR 7-102 (Representing a Client Within the Bounds of the Law); In re Lemond, (1981) Ind., 413 N.E.2d 228 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cunningham v. Hiles