Preston v. Wellspeak’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
27
cited by 27 later decisions
1
states following
February 2004
most recently cited
27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on RK Constructors, Inc. v. Fusco Corp. · Santopietro v. City of New Haven · Skrzypiec v. Noonan · Grayson v. Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky · Salaman v. City of Waterbury
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When considering a motion to set aside the verdict, this court's function is to determine whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, reasonably supports the jury's verdict.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage“The essential elements of a cause of action in negligence are well established: duty; breach of that duty; causation; and actual injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.