Boulden v. Britton’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
May 1977
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1732
Relies on Korte v. New York, N. H. & H. R. · Joseph E. Thomas v. Ruth A. Martin Hogan · Glawe v. Rulon · Stephens v. Dulaney · LaBarge v. Stewart
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“‘‘The aggravation of any pre-existing ailment or condition, but you may allow damages only for the aggravation itself, and not for the pre-existing ailment or condition. A wrongdoer is said to ‘take his victim as he finds him,’ and the wrongdoer is liable for all harm which follows from an injury negligently caused. This is true where the injured person was suffering at the time of injury from a condition which aggravated the consequences of such injury and made him susceptible to greater damage.” [Emphasized part is N.M. U.J.I. 14.4].”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Britton v. Boulden
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.