Evans v. Sitton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 7 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A. In any civil action to recover damages for the negligent or willful injury to property and any other incidental costs related to such action, the prevailing party shall be allowed reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs and interest to be set by the court and to be taxed and collected as other costs of the action.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. North American Van Lines · Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. North American Van Lines

2. “"The defendant, in an action for the recovery of money only, may, at any time before the trial, serve upon the plaintiff or his attorney an offer, in writing, to allow judgment to be taken against him for the sum specified therein. If the plaintiff accept the offer and give notice thereof to the defendant or his attorney ... the offer and acceptance shall be noted in the journal, and judgment shall be rendered accordingly_” [Emphasis supplied.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fleet v. Sanguine, Ltd.