Williams v. Buchanan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We think, under this section of the act, princixoal contractors are made liable for injuries sustained by employees of subcontractors arising out of and in the course of their employment, whether such subcontractors be independent contractors or otherwise, provided that, at the time of the injury, the employee was engaged upon the subject-matter of the general contract, and provided, further, that the injury occurs on, in, or about the premises on which the principal contractor has undertaken to do work, or which are otherwise under his control or management. It seems to us that no other reasonable construction can be given said section. It will be noted that said section expressly provides that the principal, intermediate, or subcontractor shall be liable for compensation to any employee injured while in the employ of any of his subcontractors and engaged upon the subject-matter of the contract to the same extent as the immediate employer. We think the meaning of said section is not open to doubt, but is plain and unambiguous. The evidence shows that the rock quarry at which petitioner was injured had been turned over to defendant Williams by the .'State Highway Commission. Williams was operating a rock crusher at said quarry, and was engaged in hauling rock and ballast from said quarry after it had been prepared for use on the highway, and the quarry was subject to his dominion and control. So there can be no room for controversy that petitioner’s claim for compensation is”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McVeigh v. Brewer