Smith v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 42 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A driver of an automobile on a public road, upon approaching another automobile from the rear, must look out for the man ahead and must have his machine well in hand to avoid injuring the car ahead, so long as the man ahead is driving in accordance with his rights.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Allen v. Cubbison · Cushing Refining & Gasoline Co. v. Deshan

2. ““There is no special statute law of this state requiring a driver of a motor vehicle to give a signal or warning to the driver of a car approaching- from the rear, on. a public highway, and the only statute regulating driving and operating motor vehicles is found in section 2, chap. 16, page 21, Sess. Laws 1923, which requires that the vehicle should be driven in a careful and prudent manner and at an ordinary rate of speed, having due regard for the traffic and use of the highway and for the safety of pedestrians or property and drivers or operators of other vehicles, and that he shall not drive such vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 35 miles an hour and in certain places not more than 15 miles an hour. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Y. & Y. Operating Co. v. Pugh

3. ““A demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence in a personal injury action ought to be sustained, unless it is reasonably apparent that The injury suffered by the plaintiff is the causal effect from some wrongful act of the defendant, in violation of a legal duty owing to the plaintiff.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Tulsa v. Harman