Fiddelman v. Redmon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A case becomes moot when due to intervening circumstances a controversy between the parties no longer exists.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 9906 - Puma v. Saint Mary Home, No. Cv 99-0592089 (Jul. 20, 2001) · 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 9049 - The Cadle Company v. Henzy, No. Cv-99-0090160 (Jul. 9, 2001)

2. “If there is no longer an actual controversy in which [this court] can afford practical relief to the parties, we must dismiss the appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 175 Conn. App. 174 - Medeiros v. Medeiros

3. “Since mootness implicates subject matter jurisdiction . . . it can be raised at any stage of the proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 9906 - Puma v. Saint Mary Home, No. Cv 99-0592089 (Jul. 20, 2001)