Poland v. Glenn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Art. 1672 Involuntary dismissal ⅜ ¾: ⅜ ⅜ * ⅝ B. In an action tried by the court without a jury, after the plaintiff has completed the presentation of his evidence, any party, without waiving his right to offer evidence in the event the motion is not granted, may move for a dismissal of the action as to him on the ground that upon the facts and law, the plaintiff has shown no right to relief. The court may then determine the facts and render judgment against the plaintiff and in favor of the moving party or may decline to render any judgment until the close of all the evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 650 So. 2d 330 - Catalano v. Roberts · 661 So. 2d 691 - Bradley v. Morton Thiokol, Inc.

2. “the conduct of the person accused of negligence, the injuries would not have been sustained. The legal causation test requires that there be a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baughman v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV.