Mannion v. Sandel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

80 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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[A] reviewing court should view the evidence favorably to the trial court's action rather than to the jury's verdict. The predicate for that rule springs, in part, from the principle that the discretion of the trial judge in granting a new trial may be supported by his having determined from the surrounding circumstances and atmosphere of the trial that the jury's verdict resulted in manifest injustice.'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Bondra, Unpublished Decision (11-24-2004) · AM & JV, L.L.C. v. MyFlori, L.L.C.

2. “(A) Grounds {¶ 70} "A new trial may be granted to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues upon any of the following grounds:. . . {¶ 71} "(9) Error of law occurring at the trial and brought to the attention of the trial court by the party making the application;.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thornton v. Conrad, Unpublished Decision (7-1-2004) · 147 Ohio App. 3d 1 - Barker v. Netcare Corp.

3. “In addition to the above grounds, a new trial may also be granted in the sound discretion of the court for good cause shown. {¶ 8} "When a new trial is granted, the court shall specify in writing the grounds upon which such new trial is granted.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thornton v. Conrad, Unpublished Decision (7-1-2004) · Zerbe v. Zerve, Unpublished Decision (3-18-2005)