Shrout v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In order to bring an employer within the act it is not enough that the work at which the laborer is employed is covered by the act, but it is also necessary that the work shall be a part of his employer’s trade or business. (G. S. 1935, 44-503, 44-505; Setter v. Wilson, 140 Kan. 447, 449 , 37 P. 2d 50 .) In other words, it is the purpose of workmen’s compensation acts to place the burden of compensation for accidents to employees upon the industry rather than upon the individual employer.” (p. 594.)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lehman v. Grace Oil Co. · Giltner v. Stephens

2. ““ ‘Building work’ means any work in the erection, construction, decoration, alteration, repair, or demolition of any building or structural appurtenances.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Martin v. Craig · Giltner v. Stephens

3. ““. . . Our act in no wise requires that his activity be limited exclusively to a hazardous trade or business in order that he might be amenable to the act. Where the act does not so limit an employer’s trade or business he may come within the act as to certain of his trades or businesses, and not as to others. In other words, he may have more than one trade or business. (Davis v. Industrial Com., 297 Ill. 29 , 130 N. E. 333 .) . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Juergensen v. Isern Drilling Co.