Gray v. Giroux’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 37 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n these circumstances, the fact that the defendant's shot did not follow its intended path does not amount to wilful, wanton, or reckless conduct.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schick v. Ferolito · 42 Cal. 4th 482 - Shin v. Ahn

2. “Summary judgment is appropriate where there is no genuine issue of material fact, and when, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1129 - Matias v. Ricciardi

3. “the wilful, wanton, or reckless standard of conduct, and not ordinary negligence is the appropriate standard of care in noncontact sports such as golf.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 42 Cal. 4th 482 - Shin v. Ahn