Bennett v. Graham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hether or not a witness may be permitted to testify as an expert is a decision that rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. Flanagan v. Labe, 547 Pa. 254 , 690 A.2d 183 (Pa.1997) (citing Miller v. Brass Rail Tavern, Inc., 541 Pa. 474 , 664 A.2d 525 (Pa.1995)). Such decisions will not be disturbed on appeal in the absence of an abuse of the trial court’s discretion. Id. at 185.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hein v. Hein

2. “In order to qualify as an expert in a given field, a witness must possess, at a minimum, “more expertise than is within the ordinary range of training, knowledge, intelligence, or experience.” The test is “whether the witness has a reasonable pretension to specialized knowledge on the subject matter in question.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2003 Pa. Super. 43 - Jahanshahi v. Centura Development Co., Inc.