Proto v. Graham’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 445 So. 2d 1015 - Gooding v. University Hosp. Bldg., Inc. · Hodges v. Carter · Weekley, Et Vir. v. Knight · 705 So. 2d 1356 - Crosby v. Jones · 559 So. 2d 1207 - Riccio v. Stein
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“must introduce evidence which affords a reasonable basis for the conclusion that it is more likely than not that the conduct of the defendant was a substantial factor in bringing about the result. A mere possibility of such ca%isation is not enough; and when the matter remains one of pure speculation or conjecture, or the probabilities are at best evenly balanced, it becomes the duty of the court to direct a verdict for the defendant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“An attorney who acts in good faith and in honest belief that his advice and acts are well-founded and in the best interest of his client is not answerable for a mere error in judgment or for a mistake in a point of law which has not been settled by the court of last resort in his state and on which reasonable doubt may be entertained by well-informed lawyers ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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