46 Wis. 2d 35 - Lien v. Pitts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is clear that the trial court . . . believed the case was tried upon the wrong theory . . . and that in the interest of obtaining justice a new trial should be had .... These reasons are sufficient to warrant a new trial in the interest of justice and . . .we find no abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court in [so] ordering . . .. Id. at 45 , 174 N.W.2d at 467-68 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Wis. 2d 773 - State v. Harp

2. ““ Tt is a rule of long standing that the signing of an instrument raises a strong presumption that its contents are understood by the signer, and such presumption is not overcome by his statements that he did not understand the nature of the instrument which he signed.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Wis. 2d 173 - Olfe v. Gordon

3. “convinced that competent and persuasive evidence . . . was not introduced into evidence and that the action was tried on the wrong theory,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Wis. 2d 773 - State v. Harp