Vaughan v. Oliver’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “rests within the sound discretion of the trial court, and this Court will not reverse a ruling in that regard unless it finds that the trial court's ruling constituted an abuse of discretion.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ankor Energy, LLC v. Kelly · Ansley v. Inmed Grp., Inc.

2. “"`"A judgment as a matter of law is proper only where there is a complete absence of proof on a material issue or where there are no controverted questions of fact on which reasonable people could differ and the moving party is entitled to [a] judgment as a matter of law." Locklear Dodge City, Inc. v. Kimbrell , 703 So.2d 303 , 304 (Ala. 1997) (internal quotation marks omitted). "[I]n reviewing the record to determine whether a trial court properly [granted a judgment as a matter of law], we `must view all the evidence in a light most favorable to the nonmovant and must entertain such reasonable evidentiary inferences as the jury would be free to draw.' Renfro v. Georgia Power Co. , 604 So.2d 408 , 411 (Ala. 1992)." Gewin v. TCF Asset Mgmt. Corp. , 668 So.2d 523 , 526 (Ala. 1995).' "Vaughan v. Oliver , 822 So.2d 1163 , 1168 (Ala. 2001)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 868 So. 2d 1071 - Lyons v. Walker Regional Medical Center · 962 So. 2d 221 - Smith v. FIRST COMMERC. BANK OF HUNTSVILLE, INC.

3. “"A presumption of correctness attaches to a jury verdict, `if the verdict passes the "sufficiency test" presented by motions for a directed verdict and a JNOV.' S W Properties, Inc. v. American Motorists Ins. Co. , 668 So.2d 529 , 534 (Ala. 1995). (Rule 50(a), Ala. R. Civ. P., now designates a motion for a directed verdict as a motion for a judgment as a matter of law, and Rule 50(b) now designates a motion for JNOV as a renewed motion for a judgment as a matter of law.)"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 868 So. 2d 1071 - Lyons v. Walker Regional Medical Center · 962 So. 2d 221 - Smith v. FIRST COMMERC. BANK OF HUNTSVILLE, INC.