Gonsalves v. Dixon’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Maloney v. Oak Builders, Inc. · 328 So. 2d 367 - Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Ledoux v. Old Republic Life Insurance · 233 So. 2d 731 - Ledoux v. Old Republic Life Insurance Company
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f the language of an insurance policy and its endorsements are clear and unambiguous, then a reasonable interpretation consistent with the obvious meaning and intent of the policy must be given.... Any provision in the contract which limits liability must be given effect.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“It is well settled that a party to a contract is bound by a contract clause even though he lacked knowledge of its existence, or has failed to read it. (citations omitted)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.