Lambert v. Katz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A court may grant a motion for summary judgment only when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Bronson v. Horn, 830 A.2d 1092 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2003), aff’d, 577 Pa. 653 , 848 A.2d 917 (2004), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 944 , 125 S.Ct. 369 , 160 L.Ed.2d 257 (2004). The right to judgment must be clear and free from doubt. Id. In reviewing the granting of a motion for summary judgment, this court must “view the record in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, and all doubts as to the existence of a genuine issue of material fact must be resolved against the moving party.” Pappas v. Asbel, 564 Pa. 407, 418 , 768 A.2d 1089, 1095 (2001).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Penn-Hilbert v. Lehigh County Prison · Meckel v. Lehigh Valley Health Network

2. “(a) Liability Imposed. — A local agency shall be liable for damages on account of an injury to a person or property within the limits set forth in [the Governmental Immunity] subchapter if both of the following conditions are satisfied and the injury occurs as a result of one of the acts set forth in subsection (b): (1) The damages would be recoverable under common law or a statute creating a cause of action if the injury were caused by a person not having available a defense under [the Governmental Immunity section]...and (2) The injury was caused by the negligent acts of the local agency or an employee thereof acting within the scope of his office or duties with respect to one of the categories listed in subsection (b). As used in this paragraph, “negligent acts” shall not include acts or conduct which constitutes a crime, actual fraud, actual malice or willful misconduct.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bubba v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation · 32 Pa. D. & C.5th 541 - Mason v. City of Allentown

3. “(4) Commonwealth real estate, highways and sidewalks. — A dangerous condition of Commonwealth agency real estate and sidewalks, including Commonwealth-owned real property, leaseholds in the possession of a Commonwealth agency and Commonwealth-owned real property leased by a Commonwealth agency to private persons, and highways under the jurisdiction of a Commonwealth agency, except conditions described in paragraph (5).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 39 Pa. D. & C.5th 65 - Siegfried v. Pa. Department of Transportation