Ward v. . R. R.’s Empirical Analysis
1891
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
June 1909
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Deans v. . R. R. · Bullock v. Wilmington & Weldon Railroad · Wilson v. Norfolk & Southern Railroad · Snowden v. Norfolk Southern Railroad · Carlton v. Wilmington & Weldon Railroad
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. If the jury believe that the engineer, as soon as he could by looking out and being on the watch, discovered the horse, and then used all the efforts at his command to stop the train, and could not do so in time to keep from striking the horse, then the defendant was not guilty of negligence, and the plaintiff could not recover.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Ward v. . R. R.“1. Did the defendant, by its negligence in moving its cars and engine, kill the horse of the plaintiff?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Ward v. . R. R.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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