Lifton v. Harshman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 96 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 103 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When the requirement as to time has been waived by one party he must, in order to put the other in default, not only give notice that strict compliance will thereafter be required but must allow the other party a reasonable time within which to perform.” See also Chan v. Title Ins. & Trust Co., 39 Cal.2d 253, 259 [4] [ 246 P.2d 632 ] ; Carberry v. Trentham, 143 Cal.App.2d 83, 89 [2] [ 299 P.2d 966 ] ; Pease v. Brown, 186 Cal.App.2d 425, 428 [1-2] [ 8 Cal.Rptr. 917 ].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jack M. Langson v. Andrew J. Lane · Tancredi v. Garrett

2. “... no evidence need be offered in their support; evidence is not admissible to prove their untruth; no finding thereon is necessary; and a finding contrary thereto is error. The facts admitted are outside the issues to be tried.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 107 Cal. App. 2d 250 - Back v. Hook · 25 Cal. App. 3d 521 - Rodriguez v. Municipal Court

3. “to (2) take evidence upon the sole question of the loss and damage suffered by plaintiff as alleged ... (3) to include in its findings of fact a finding of the amount of damages suffered by plaintiff as shown by the evidence which the court is hereby directed to receive; (4) to make and file conclusions of law consonant with the findings; (5) to render and enter a judgment in favor of plaintiff in accord with the findings hereby directed to be made and with this opinion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lifton v. Harshman