44 Wis. 2d 560 - Hillstead v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bentzler v. Braun · 41 Wis. 2d 230 - Gelhaar v. State · 29 Wis. 2d 345 - Delaney v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · Moritz v. Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance · Kalkopf v. Donald Sales & Manufacturing Co.
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““In the absence of patent unreasonableness of the apportionment, we will not substitute our judgment for that of the jury. We adhere to the rule that a jury’s apportionment of negligence and a trial court’s approval of that apportionment will be set aside only when the * “percentages of negligence . . . are . . . grossly disproportionate.” ’ ...” 3”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““. . . (1) a jury verdict will not be upset if there is any credible evidence which under any reasonable view fairly admits of an inference supporting the findings, (2) this is particularly true when the verdict has the blessing of the trial court, and (3) the evidence is to be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict.” See also Cornwell v. Rohrer (1968), 38 Wis. 2d 252, 257 , 156 N. W. 2d 373 ; and Kalkopf v. Donald Sales & Mfg. Co. (1967), 33 Wis. 2d 247, 259 , 147 N. W. 2d 277 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.