Ryan v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Summary judgment is appropriate only if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The party moving for summary judgment has the burden of making a prima facie showing that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Once the moving party meets these two requirements, the burden shifts to the non-moving party to show the existence of a genuine issue of material fact by setting forth specifically designated facts. We must accept as true those facts alleged by the nonmoving party, construe the evidence in favor of the nonmoving party, and resolve all doubts against the moving party.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cherokee Air Products, Inc. v. Buchan · City of Greenwood v. TOWN OF BARGERSVILLE

2. “a plaintiff sustains a direct impact by the negligence of another and, by virtue of that direct involvement sustains an emotional trauma which is serious in nature and of a kind and extent normally expected to occur in a reasonable person[,] ... such a plaintiff is entitled to maintain an action to recover for that emotional trauma without regard to whether the emotional trauma arises out of or accompanies any physical injury to the plaintiff.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Jakupko · Lachenman v. Stice

3. “We must accept as true those facts alleged by the nonmoving party, construe the evidence in favor of the nonmov-ing party, and resolve all doubts against the moving party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tri-Quality Enterprises, Inc. v. Total Sys. Tech., Inc. · Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Bank One