Wilson's Case’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The legislative policy advanced by § 38 was discussed by the Supreme Judicial Court in Mizrahi’s Case, 320 Mass. 733 (1947). The court explained that ‘benefits,’ as used in § 38, was a term of art that referred to ‘any sick benefits or other benefits to which [the employee or dependent] might be entitled from such sources as fraternal orders, benefit associations, pension plans governmental or otherwise, and the like.’ Id. at 737.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haines's Case

2. ““Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this chapter, no savings or insurance of the injured employee independent of this chapter shall be considered in determining compensation payable thereunder, nor shall benefits derived from any other source than the insurer be considered in such determination.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haines's Case