Vittands v. Sudduth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 14 district · 53 state decisions

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

1. “DISCUSSION Rule 56(c) of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure, 365 Mass. 824 (1974), provides that summary judgment is appropriate “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. See BayBank v. Bornhofft, 427 Mass. 571, 573 (1998).”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Constantine v. Lawnicki · 23 Mass. L. Rptr. 363 - Christine Anne Realty Corp. v. Gulf Insurance

2. “immaterial [the fact] that the process was ... obtained in the course of proceedings that were brought with probable cause and for a proper purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 - Johnson v. Frei

3. “(1) 'process' was used; (2) for an ulterior or illegitimate purpose; (3) resulting in damage.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 - Johnson v. Frei