Smith v. Mastalerz’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “[i]n the circumstances here, where there was no evidence refuting the defendant's claim that he lived down the street from the plaintiff, we conclude that driving by the plaintiff's home within a very short period of time was one continuous act”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. F.K. v. S.C. · 100 Mass. App. Ct. 126 - ORLA O. v. PATIENCE P.

2. “in fact cause fear, intimidation, abuse or damage to property.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. F.K. v. S.C. · 100 Mass. App. Ct. 126 - ORLA O. v. PATIENCE P.

3. “within the meaning of G. L. c. 258E, § 1. The question before us, then, is whether the defendant committed three or more separate acts of harassment. The defendant argues that he did not, and that the judge erred in issuing the civil harassment prevention orders against him, pursuant to G. L. c. 258E, §§ 1 and 3 ( a ). We agree. i. Individual lyrics . To begin, we conclude, as the single justice of the Appeals Court suggested, that dividing the defendant's”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. F.K. v. S.C.