Fleming v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
150 F.2d 801 · 1945
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Mayes v. Kansas City Power & Light Co. · DeTarr v. Ferd. Heim Brewing Co. · Sewell v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · Malott v. Union Pacific Railroad
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““That railroads in this state shall be liable for all damages done to person or property, when done in consequence of any neglect on the part of the railroad companies.””
2 later decisions 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.