Alldread v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “[A] cause of action accruing to a party for loss of consortium is separate and distinct from that party's spouse suffering personal injury. The spouse seeking compensation for loss of consortium must show that he or she suffered damages arising out of the other's injuries....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Coho Resources, Inc. v. McCarthy · Purdon v. Locke

2. “[t]here is no evidence on the issue of consortium damages except the testimony of [the spouse] herself,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 912 So. 2d 1053 - Williams v. Gamble · 749 So. 2d 1254 - American Nat. Ins. Co. v. Hogue

3. “Mrs. Alldread testified her family was "just a normal family" prior to the accident. She stated that they would go to the park together or go fishing, and she and her husband played racquetball and walked. She testified she did the majority of the household duties. After the accident, she was able to do housework, but normally did not do anything that required a lot of stooping and bending. She stated that after the accident her husband and children did most of the housework. In discussing her sexual relations, Mrs. Alldread stated that prior to the accident, she and her husband had relations two or three times a week; however, since the accident, they had sexual relations once a month or less. She stated she no longer plays racquetball.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Coho Resources, Inc. v. McCarthy