Votolato v. Merandi’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(a) Grounds. A new trial may be granted to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues, (1) in an action in which there has been a trial by jury for error of law occurring at the trial or for any of the reasons for which new trials have heretofore been granted in actions at law in the courts of this state * *”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Anderson v. Botelho · Perkins v. City of Providence

2. ““Traditionally, in this jurisdiction, in cases where a plaintiff already has recovered against a third party and proceeds against a remaining defendant, a motion in limine is ordinarily filed by the plaintiff, seeking to bar admission of any evidence of tire third-party settlement agreement. The trial justice then is able to later reduce any jury award rendered in favor of the plaintiff by the corresponding amount of the third-party settlement. . . . Therefore, we conclude that unless evidence of a settlement is relevant to some issue, other than the quantum of damages, a trial justice is instructed to bar the admission of such evidence and subsequently to malee tire appropriate reduction in any jury award rendered in favor of the plaintiff.” 747 A.2d at 461-62 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hayes Sight & Sound, Inc. v. Oneok, Inc.

3. “[F]or this Court to determine whether a trial justice has abused his or her discretion concerning the grant or denial of a new trial based on an error of law occurring at the trial, wemust review that grant and the accompanying trial record before us de novo, as we do for other questions of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Volpe v. Gallagher