93 Ill. App. 3d 694 - Fisher v. Patel’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 85 Ill. App. 3d 5 - County of Cook v. Patka · 70 Ill. App. 3d 1009 - Kyowski v. Burns · 37 Ill. App. 2d 327 - Jeffrey v. Chicago Transit Authority · Larson v. Glos · 102 Ill. App. 2d 283 - Seibert v. Grana
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[W]here plaintiff’s evidence is not inconsistent, or contradictory, and proof of actual damages is corroborated by witnesses’ testimony, the giving of a zero verdict instruction results in error that is substantially prejudicial and affects the outcome of the trial necessitating reversal.” 93 Ill. App. 3d at 697 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Beddla v. Wilkins
How this case has been treated — in progress
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