Ojinaga v. Dressman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Disablement or death payment due to silicosis or asbestosis — Amount limited.— The maximum compensation benefits payable under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law [59 — 11— 1 to 59-11-42], exclusive of medical and funeral benefits, for disablement or death due to silicosis or asbestosis, notwithstanding anything in this act, as amended, otherwise provided, shall not exceed the following: “A. If disablement or death occurs during the first year in which this act becomes effective, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) ; if disablement or death occurs during the second year after this act becomes effective, the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000); “B. Thereafter the total maximum compensation payable for disablement and death increases at the rate of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each year; “C. In no event shall the aggregate amount of benefits payable by defendants exceed a total of twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($28,500).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vincent v. United Nuclear-Homestake Partners

2. ““ * * * total physical incapacity by reason of an occupational disease as defined in this act to perform any work for remuneration or profit in the pursuit in which he was engaged. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Salazar v. Kaiser Steel Corporation