Schneider v. Schneider’s Empirical Analysis
1930
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 4 district · 83 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 97 later decisions — most recently August 2022 · most notably 162 W. Va. 857 - Morningstar v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. (1979), Mahnke v. Moore (1972)
8 federal appellate · 4 district · 83 state decisions — followed in 18 states
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Relationships
Relies on Hewlett v. George · Roller v. Roller · Mesite v. Kirchenstein · McKelvey v. McKelvey · Deford v. State ex rel. Keyser
Most-quoted passages
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“"We do not think that the fact that appellee may have been protected by liability insurance affects the answer to the question. There is no doubt of the attitude of the Court of Appeals on the effect of liability insurance for it said in Schneider [v. Schneider, 160 Md. 18 (1930)] at 24: 'Reference has been made in argument to policies or contracts held by one or both of the sons for indemnifying them against loss from recovery of judgment against them, but there is no reference in the record to such policies. They would not be relevant. The suit is not one on a policy, and the possession of a policy by the defendants could not affect the disposition of this case.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““The mere fact that it may afford an owner pleasure and satisfaction to have members of his family transported in his car, entirely on their own affairs, does not render their expedition his business, so that he will be liable for the results of negligence in its conduct.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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