Lussier v. Spinnato’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Whether a particular dispute is arbitrable is a question for the court .... The manifestation of arbitrability may be by express provision to that effect or the use of broad terms ... and courts must look to the plain language of the contract and construe the contract as a whole when determining the intent of the parties.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 Conn. App. 22 - Stack v. Hartford Distributors, Inc. · Mish, Inc v. American Country Ins. Co., No. Cv01-0511832 (May 13, 2002)

2. “[Consensual a]rbitration is a creature of contract and there must be an express agreement to arbitrate in order for the arbitrators to have authority and the court to have jurisdiction. . . . [A] person can be compelled to arbitrate a dispute only if, to the extent that, and in the manner which, he has agreed to do so. . . . No one can be forced to arbitrate a contract dispute who has not previously agreed to do so. . . . Therefore, [t]he authority for arbitration must be derived from the agreement of the parties . . . and the relevant provisions of applicable statutory directives. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Office v. Iedi Group, Inc., No. Cv 01-0456900 (Sep. 16, 2002)

3. “The existence of a contract is a question of fact to be determined by the trier on the basis of all the evidence. . . . To form a valid and binding contract in Connecticut, there must be a mutual understanding of the terms that are definite and certain between the parties . . . To constitute an offer and acceptance sufficient to create an enforceable contract, each must be found to have been based on an identical understanding by the parties.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Conn. Super. Ct. 12901 - Santangelo v. Carini, No. Cv 00 74488 S (Oct. 8, 2002)