Smith v. Khouri’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the professional standing and experience of the attorney; (2) the skill, time and labor involved; (3) the amount in question and the results achieved; (4) the difficulty of the case; (5) the expenses incurred; and (6) the nature and length 'Of the professional relationship with the client.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beach v. KELLY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. · Hunt v. Hadden

2. “An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court's decision is outside the range of reasonable and principled outcomes.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 587 - Estate of Chance Aaron Nash v. City of Grand Haven · 322 Mich. App. 76 - Debra K Andreson v. Progressive Marathon Insurance Company

3. “not . . . to provide a form of economic relief to improve the financial lot of attorneys or to produce windfalls.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beach v. KELLY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. · Wayne County v. Newell (In re Newell)