Thomas v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “generally, full compensation at a reasonable rate per hour will prove adequate,”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wise Mechanical Contractors v. Bignell · Krone v. State, Department of Health & Social Services

2. ““Where the sums at stake in the controversy are sufficiently large to prompt suit regardless of the public interest, an award of attorney’s fees against the losing party has been found reasonable. In such cases, the concern that fear or expense will significantly deter citizens from litigating questions of general interest to the community is inapplicable. Similarly, questions which primarily affect the private rights of the parties before the court lack the requisite public character to prohibit an award, even if some public or constitutional issues are involved.” (Emphasis added.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gold Bondholders Protective Council v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · Hiller v. Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA

3. “many of the same factors used as a guide in determining the fee an attorney should charge a client are applicable”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Krone v. State, Department of Health & Social Services · Krone v. STATE, DEP. OF HEAL. AND SOC. SER.