Chila v. Stuart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]t is axiomatic that an action upon a contract or for breach of a contract can be brought and maintained by one who is a party to the contract sued upon”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 Conn. App. 482 - Scarfo v. Snow · 180 Conn. App. 421 - Nassra v. Nassra

2. “The assessment of damages is peculiarly within the province of the trier and the award will be sustained so long as it does not shock the sense of justice. The test is whether the amount of damages awarded falls within the necessarily uncertain limits of fair and just damages.... There are no unbending rules as to the evidence by which [damages for breach of contract] are to be determined.... In making its assessment of damages for breach of [any] contract the trier must determine the existence and extent of any deficiency and then calculate its loss to the injured party. The determination of both of these issues involves a question of fact which will not be overturned unless the determination is clearly erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Conn. App. 111 - Chioffi v. Martin