Anderson v. Bauer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 district · 56 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * [Wjhere land is subdivided and sold for the purpose of constructing residential dwelling houses, the developer has a duty to exercise reasonable care to insure that the subdivided lots are suitable for construction of some type of ordinary, average dwelling house and he must disclose to his purchaser any condition which he knows or reasonably ought to know makes the subdivided lots unsuitable for such residential building. He has a further duty to disclose, upon inquiry, information he has developed in the course of the subdivision process which is relevant to suitability of the land for its expected use.” 681 P.2d at 1323 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Frandsen · Reoh v. Suchor Investments, Inc.

2. “"‘We assume that evidence in favor of the successful party is true, disregarding entirely the evidence of the unsuccessful party in conflict therewith, and give to the evidence of the successful party every favorable inference which may be reasonably and fairly drawn from it.'” Anderson v. Bauer, Wyo., 681 P.2d 1316, 1319 (1984), quoting from Richardson v. Green, Wyo., 644 P.2d 778, 779 (1982).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Goggins v. Harwood · Doles v. State

3. ““[t]he greatest difficulty in stating a general rule for recovery of damages has been in those cases involving damages to realty. 22 Am.Jur.2d Damages § 185. So much is subjective and uncertain in determining fair market values before and after the damage, diminished values, whether the damage is permanent or temporary, the nature and extent of the damage and methods of repair. [[Image here]] “ ‘[I]f there is evidence from which a reasonable estimate of money damages may be made, that is sufficient, the primary objective being to determine the amount of loss, applying whatever rule is best suited for that purpose.’ Douglas Reservoirs Water Users Association v. Cross, Wyo., 569 P.2d 1280, 1284 (1977).” Anderson v. Bauer, Wyo., 681 P.2d 1316, 1323-1324 (1984).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gasaway v. Reiter