Sutton v. Harrison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Both sections contemplate that there are many circumstances to be considered in determining whether the leaving of the vehicle on the highway is justified. Such circumstances would include the character of the vehicle, the nature of the disabling condition, as well as the adjacent terrain and the resources or means available to move such vehicle from the highway.” Sutton v. Harrison, 117 Ill. App. 2d 225, 230 , 253 N.E.2d 592 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 45 Ill. App. 3d 827 - Ball v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc.