Harris v. Liston’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 74 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 84 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “{¶ 22} “A negligence action against a developer-vendor of real property for damage to the property accrues and the four-year statute of limitations of R.C. 2305.09(D) commences to run when it is first discovered, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence it should have been discovered, that there is damage to the property.” 86 Ohio St.3d 203 , 714 N.E.2d 377 , paragraph two of the syllabus.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stewart v. Allen, 06ca0039 (4-7-2008) · Knowles v. Mercurio Custom Homes, Unpublished Decision (1-7-2005)

2. “' "a cause of action accrues at the time the wrongful action is committed.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Qualls v. Peregrine Health Servs. · McDougald v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

3. “{¶ 21} “An action for any of the following causes shall be brought within four years after the cause thereof accrued: {¶ 22} “* * * {¶ 23} “(C) For relief on the ground of fraud; {¶ 24} “(D) For an injury to the rights of the plaintiff not arising on contract nor enumerated in sections 2305.10 to 2305.12, 2305.14 and 1304.35 of the Revised Code. If the action is for trespassing under ground or injury to mines, or for the wrongful taking of personal property, the causes thereof shall not accrue until the wrongdoer is discovered; nor, if it is for fraud, until the fraud is discovered.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 153 Ohio App. 3d 314 - Jones v. Hughey · Oliver v. Johnson, Unpublished Decision (10-30-2007)