Ogle v. Long’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 29 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The standard of appellate review applicable to a motion for directed verdict is identical to the standard used by the trial court in granting or denying the motion initially. Thus, when reviewing the trial court's ruling on the motion, we determine whether there was sufficient evidence to produce a conflict warranting jury consideration. And, like the trial court, we must view any evidence most favorably to the nonmovant. Bussey v. John Deere Co. , 531 So.2d 860 (Ala. 1988)."”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whataburger, Inc. v. Rockwell · Wiginton v. Hagler

2. “reasonable diligence to ascertain [whether the alleged tortfeasor was uninsured] and such information was unobtainable,”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Purcell v. Alfa Mutual Ins. Co. · 576 So. 2d 218 - Motors Ins. Corp. v. Williams

3. “"We do not believe that merely filing the lawsuit and taking a default judgment against the tort-feasor after he failed to answer the complaint and respond to discovery is sufficient to demonstrate 'reasonable diligence' in ascertaining and proving the tort-feasor's status as uninsured. The claimant must go further to meet his burden."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 576 So. 2d 218 - Motors Ins. Corp. v. Williams