Little v. Williamson’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 9 state decisions

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

1. “certain tort actions involving the invasion of a legal right which by its very nature is likely to provoke an emotional disturbance. False imprisonment and assault actions are examples of instances in which a disagreeable emotional experience would normally be expected to be inextricably intertwined with the nature of the deliberate wrong committed, thereby lending credence to a claim for mental disturbance. The conduct of the defendant in such circumstances is characterized as being willful, callous, or malicious, which may produce a variety of reactions such as fright, shock, humiliation, insult, vexation, inconvenience, worry, or apprehension.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Wishard Memorial Hospital v. Logwood · Moffett v. Gene B. Glick Co., Inc.

2. “"[Wle find no Indiana cases excepting negligent infliction of emotional distress actions from compliance with the impact rule. Indeed, our cases consistently hold negligent infliction of emotional distress, absent contemporaneous physical injury, is not compensable. See Boston v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. (1945), 223 Ind. 425 , 61 N.E.2d 326 ; Baker v. American States Ins. Co. [(1981) Ind.App., 428 N.E.2d 1342 ]; Charlie Stuart Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Smith [(1976) 171 Ind.App. 315 , 357 N.E.2d 247 ]; Cleveland, C.C. & St. L. Ry. v. Stewart (1900), 24 Ind. App. 374 , 56 N.E. 917 ; Kalen v. Terre Haute & I. R.R. (1897), 18 Ind.App. 202 , 47 N.E. 694 ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. v. Walters

3. “[T]his responsibility we must leave to our supreme court or legislature.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Eakin v. Kumiega