821 So. 2d 923 - Morris v. Laster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The basic intent of Rule 404(b) is to exclude collateral character evidence, which ordinarily is likely to prejudice the jury and confuse the issues. However, this Court has long held that evidence of past unrelated acts, so-called pattern-or-practice evidence, may be admissible in certain circumstances when fraud is alleged."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 863 So. 2d 1088 - Winner Intern. Corp. v. Common Sense, Inc.

2. “Alabama law has long recognized the principle that a plaintiff injured by joint tortfeasors may accept a partial satisfaction and release from one or more of the tortfeasors and still maintain an action against the remaining tortfeasors.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Abney v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.