Trimble v. Pracna’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1. The evidence is insufficient, as a matter of law, to either support or form a basis for a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendant. [[Image here]] 4. No evidence has been offered or received that raises a jury question concerning the allegations contained in plaintiff’s pleading. [[Image here]] 8. Plaintiff has failed to establish that she has substantially performed all of her obligations under the contractual agreements between plaintiff and defendant and, in particular, plaintiffs evidence establishes that plaintiff in fact breached the agreement between the parties with respect to the filing of the quit claim deeds which were executed by defendant Pracna as part of the agreement between the parties whereby plaintiff posted bail bonds on behalf of defendant Heartfelt. [[Image here]] 10. Plaintiff has failed to establish any contractual obligation of defendant Pracna to plaintiff in that there was a material alteration to the bond application form signed by defendant Prac-na after her signature was applied to said document in that the dollar amount of the bond referred to therein was increased from $25,000 to $325,000 and plaintiff has failed to establish that defendant consented to the alteration of said document.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Pope v. Pope

2. ““Jury instructions are the means by which courts inform the jury as to the factual elements it must find to determine liability in a civil case.” Seitz v. Lemay Bank and Trust Co., 959 S.W.2d 458, 464 (Mo. banc 1998) (Robertson, J., dissenting). “A jury instruction is a ‘direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case.’ ” State v. Storey, 901 S.W.2d 886, 892 (Mo. banc 1995), quoting Black’s Law Dictionary 856 (6th ed.1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Villines v. Mier

3. “They do not identify evidence related to damages as an issue on which defendant Pracna is entitled to a directed verdict. Nothing in the motion approaches a statement of “specific grounds” related to damages. The motion was not an effective pleading. It presented no basis for relief in the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Pope v. Pope