574 So. 2d 596 - James v. Mabus’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “inherently probable, reasonable, credible and trustworthy testimony uncontradicted by the evidence must be accepted as true.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 606 So. 2d 114 - Odom v. Roberts · 641 So. 2d 1203 - Green v. Grant

2. “[t]he evidence is considered in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, giving that party the benefit of all favorable inferences that reasonably may be drawn therefrom. Andrew Jackson Life Insurance Co. v. Williams, 566 So.2d 1172, 1177 (Miss. 1990); Goodwin v. Derryberry Co., 553 So.2d 40, 42-43 (Miss. 1989). If the evidence is sufficient to support a verdict in favor of the non-moving party, the trial court properly denied the motion. Cummins v. Century 21 Action Realty, Inc., 563 So.2d 1382, 1386 (Miss. 1990); Goodwin v. Derryberry Co., 553 So.2d 40, 42-43 (Miss. 1989).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Henson v. Roberts

3. “Unless the lower court abused its discretion in finding that the verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, we will not reverse.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 666 So. 2d 1366 - Misso v. Oliver