Cole v. Cook’s Empirical Analysis
1933
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brim v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · Roberts v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. · Carlgren v. Saindon · Tacha v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. · Stock v. Scott
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““This finding had the legal effect of acquitting defendant of any other negligence with which he was charged.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““16. What was the proximate cause or causes of the accident? A. Misleading detour sign and bad weather.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.