Funaro v. Baisley’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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A condition precedent is a fact or event which the parties intend must exist or take place before there is a right to performance. . . . A condition is distinguished from a promise in that it creates no right or duty in and of itself but is merely a limiting or modifying factor. . . . If the condition is not fulfilled, the right to enforce the contract does not come into existence.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. R L Acoustics v. Liberty Mutual Ins., No. Cv00 0380506s (Sep. 27, 2001) · Robinson v. Hein, No. Cv92 29 98 93 S (Mar. 4, 2002)

2. “allow[s] the nonbreaching party to discharge his remaining duties of performance, and to initiate an action without having to await the time for performance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 10527 - Mitchell v. Silverstein, No. Cv 97 63909 S (Aug. 22, 2002) · 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 3285 - Mohegan Trib. Gaming Auth. v. Pne Media, No. Cv 00-0119697s (Mar. 7, 2001)

3. “[If] a statute does not define a term, it is appropriate to look to the common understanding expressed in the law and in dictionaries.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 Conn. App. 278 - Washington Mutual Bank v. Coughlin