Jefferson-Pilot Fire & Casualty Co. v. Boothe, Prichard & Dudley’s Empirical Analysis
638 F.2d 670 · 1980
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently August 2018 · most notably Bank of California v. Opie (1981), Rossman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (1987)
14 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Hiss v. Friedberg · Ayres v. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co. · London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. C. B. White & Bros. · Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Obenshain · Lerner v. General Ins. Co. of America
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[O]n behalf of the insured [for] all sums which the insured shall become obligated to pay by reason of the liability imposed upon him by law for damages resulting from any claim made against the insured arising out of the performance of professional services for others in the insured’s capacity as a lawyer ... and caused by any act, error or omission of the insured or any other person for whose acts the insured is legally liable (emphasis supplied).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. 769 F. Supp. 323 - Central Dakota Radiologists, P.C. v. Continental Casualty Co. · Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia ("Vna")“First, where language in an insurance policy is susceptible of two constructions, it is to be construed liberally in favor of the insured and strictly against the insurer.... Second, where two interpretations equally fair may be made, the one which permits a greater indemnity will prevail.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“compelled to purchase legal and related services from attorneys not of their choosing at fees greater than those which could be obtained elsewhere and of a quality not best suited to their individual needs,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.