Cash v. Addington’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In addition to the causes of action which survive at common law, causes of action for mesne profits, or for an injury to real or personal estate, or for any deceit or fraud, shall also survive, and the action may be brought, notwithstanding the death of the person entitled or liable to the same. The cause of action for wrongful death and the cause of action for personal injuries, shall survive the death of the party responsible therefor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rodgers v. Ferguson

2. ““Under [a] statute providing that no cause of action for injury to person or property shall be lost because of [the] death of [the] person liable for the injury, the estate of a decedent may be charged with liability even though the cause of action should not have arisen until after the death of decedent provided the damage was due to decedent’s otherwise actionable act or neglect.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Corlett Ex Rel. Estate of Bishop v. Smith