Harewood v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “operating his wrecker recklessly, having regard to the width, traffic and use of the highway, the intersection of streets and weather conditions, and said defendant knowingly operated a wrecker vehicle with defective brakes and at an excessive speed in a highly congested area, and such operation by said defendant constituted reckless operation of his wrecker vehicle in violation of Section 14-222 of the Connecticut General Statutes. He was operating his wrecker with reckless disregard of the provisions of and in violation of Sections 14-218 (a), 14-222 and 14-240 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and such violation was a substantial factor in causing plaintiffs injuries and damages.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hopwood v. Sciarretta, No. Cv-01-0075934s (Jul. 11, 2002)

2. “Whether to award punitive damages is a different question than what compensatory damages ought to be. The findings of fact on which a jury might decide to award increased damages are different from those necessary for compensatory damages.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hopwood v. Sciarretta, No. Cv-01-0075934s (Jul. 11, 2002)