North v. Cartwright’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
September 1964
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pratt v. Daly · Turrietta v. Wyche · 98 Cal. App. 2d 628 - Mahnkey v. Bolger · 97 Cal. App. 2d 717 - Moon v. Payne · Skerl v. Willow Creek Coal Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““These statutes were promulgated for the protection of the public and to safeguard property, life and limb of persons using the highways from accidents of the type here involved. Violations of these statutes then, constitutes negligence in law.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Morby v. Rogers“"When a standard of duty or care is fixed by law or ordinance, and such law or ordinance has reference to the safety of life, limb or property, then, as a matter of necessity, a violation of such law or ordinance constitutes negligence."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Plaintiff's driving on the wrong side of the street contrary to statute is prima facie evidence of negligence and calls for an explanation to justify his position upon the highway.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.