Jackson v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 3 district · 9 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'intentionally engaged in some conduct toward the plaintiff, (a) with the purpose of inflicting emotional distress, or, (b) where any reasonable person would have known that such would result; and his actions are of such a nature as to be considered outrageous and intolerable in that they offend against the generally accepted standards of decency and morality.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ankers v. Rodman · Franco v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

2. “It is certainly the policy of the state to uphold marriage vows. However, we see no benefit in discouraging or penalizing persons who realize, before making these vows, that for whatever reason, they are unprepared to take such an important step.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gilbert v. Barkes · 2007 UT App 213 - Hess v. Johnston

3. “economic losses suffered because of ... [the defendant's] promise to marry [the plaintiff] (such as normal expenses attendant to a wedding) may be recoverable under a theory of ... breach of contract.... [I]f a proper case is made out, emotional damages resulting from [the defendant's] actions may be remedied by an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Accordingly, no fundamental remedy is lost to this or any other plaintiff by our decision that a breach of promise to marry no longer has any legal significance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gilbert v. Barkes