Huff v. Compass Nav., Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"This court would ordinarily have the authority under our state constitution to review both facts and law in civil cases. However under Federal law and jurisprudence, which we must apply when deciding cases under Federal statutes or maritime law, the jury's findings of fact cannot be disturbed on appeal unless there is no reasonable evidentiary basis for them." Id. at 644.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 557 So. 2d 999 - Osorio v. Waterman SS Corp.

2. “The standard of review as to the jury's findings of fact in Jones Act cases is the same as in unseaworthiness cases; the jury's findings cannot be disturbed on appeal unless there is a complete absence of probative facts to support those findings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sanders v. Tidewater, Inc.

3. “... a place where the employee can work without exposure to an unreasonable risk of harm. Failure to exercise reasonable care to fulfill this duty is negligence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 557 So. 2d 999 - Osorio v. Waterman SS Corp.