Ipacs v. Cranford’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he evidence is viewed in a light most favorable to the prevailing party and to sustaining the verdict”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 11928 - Rizzitelli v. Caggianello, No. Cv 99 036 04 15 (Sep. 20, 2002) · 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 11848 - Loughrey v. Rizzetta, No. Cv00 0372507 (Sep. 17, 2002)

2. “A court is empowered to set aside a jury verdict when, in the court's opinion, the verdict is contrary to the law or unsupported by the evidence. . . . A verdict should not be set aside, however, where it is apparent that there was some evidence on which the jury might reasonably have reached its conclusion.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 11928 - Rizzitelli v. Caggianello, No. Cv 99 036 04 15 (Sep. 20, 2002) · 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 11848 - Loughrey v. Rizzetta, No. Cv00 0372507 (Sep. 17, 2002)

3. “unless the prevailing party has been given an opportunity to have the amount of the judgment decreased by so much thereof as the court deems excessive.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eastman v. Smithies, No. Cv 98 0078142s (May 21, 2002)