Russell v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 31 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. “[Wjhether the records of a potential witness in a lawsuit are discoverable prior to trial in instances where the potential witness is not a party to the lawsuit and whose credibility has not been put in issue and where the records do not relate directly to the subject matter of the pending suit and are sought to be discovered for the sole purpose of impeachment of such witness by showing his bias and prejudice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hussey v. State Farm Lloyds Insurance · WW Rodgers and Sons Produce Co. v. Johnson

2. ““(2) All appointment books maintained by relator [doctor] during 1969; “(3) All statements, listings, ledgers or other books showing the accounts receivable of relator during 1969; “(4) All deposit slips or tickets showing deposits into bank accounts of relator during 1969; “(5) All statements, listings, ledgers, journals, or other books showing receipt of payments, either in cash, by check or any other means during 1969; “(6) All statements of account or bills for services rendered during 1969; “(7) All accounting ledgers, journals or other books of account of relator maintained during 1969; and “(8) All financial statements showing income and expenses of relator during 1969.” 452 S.W.2d at 435 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Shepperd

3. “There is, however, a limit beyond which pre-trial discovery should not be allowed. It is admitted by Hardware Insurance Company that its attempted pre-trial discovery of relator’s records is for impeachment purposes only. Relator has not yet taken the witness stand nor has his deposition been introduced into evidence because there has not yet been a trial; relator’s records cannot possibly have impeachment value because there is nothing yet to impeach and there may never be anything to impeach, depending upon the contents of the testimony, if any, which is introduced during the trial of the lawsuit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Plains Marketing, L.P.