Witczak v. Gerald’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. “[B]ecause the state can act only through its officers and agents, a suit against a state officer concerning a matter in which the officer represents the state is, in effect, against the state.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 13991 - Adgers v. State, No. Cv 02-0817512 (Oct. 28, 2002) · 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 8628 - Saunders v. Gavin, No. Cv 01-0809185 (Jul. 3, 2002)

2. “The legislature has carved out certain statutory exceptions to the general rule of sovereign immunity and allowed governmental entities to be sued under certain limited circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 13991 - Adgers v. State, No. Cv 02-0817512 (Oct. 28, 2002)

3. “Since the motion to dismiss filed by the [Respondent] "does not seek to introduce facts outside of the record . . . it . . . admits all well pleaded facts . . . (citations omitted)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McCarthy v. Commissioner of Correction, No. Cv 97 0404750 S (Oct. 4, 2002)