147 So. 2d 776 - Doerle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"* * * It is well settled that the wrongdoer is not entitled to have the damages for loss of earnings and loss of earning power reduced by compensation or pension payments paid to the injured party from a collateral source to which the wrongdoer does not contribute. See 25 C.J.S. Damages § 99; and 15 Am. Jur. Damages, § 201."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 So. 2d 61 - Thomas v. Paper Haulers, Inc. · 285 So. 2d 363 - Thibeaux v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

2. ““The Louisiana courts, viewing the left turn as a highly dangerous maneuver, have placed a high degree of responsibility upon a motorist turning left to ‘see to it’ that his turn is safely made. So onerous is this standard of care that involvement in a collision while turning left gives rise to a presumption of fault. In absence of a showing that the conduct of the non-turning motorist bordered on ‘wilful and wanton’ indifference to the safety of others, the courts tend to minimize negligence on the part of the non-turning driver except where he was attempting to overtake at an intersection. Even then, the doctrine of last clear chance may be available to him.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Small v. Lyons