Long v. Shafer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) At what distance was the transport truck which Herman Tindell was driving from the center of the intersection of Douglas Road and Sunset Lawns Boulevard when he first saw the Chevrolet Coupe in which Betty Alice Long was riding? A. Approximately 260 feet. “(2) At what distance from the center of said intersection was the Chevrolet Coupe in which Betty Alice Long was riding when Herman Tindell first saw it? A. Approximately 550 feet. “(3) At what rate of speed was the Chevrolet Coupe traveling when it was five-hundred feet north of the center of said intersection? A. Approximately 45 miles per hour. “(4) At what rate of speed was said Chevrolet Coupe traveling at the time it entered said intersection? A. Approximately 45 miles per hour. “(5) At what rate of speed was the transport truck traveling at the time the defendant Herman Tindell started to turn said transport truck from Douglas Road into Sunset Lawns Boulevard? A. Approximately 11 miles per hour. “(6) Where was the Chevrolet Coupe in which Betty Alice Long was riding at the time the transport truck commenced its left-hand turn from Douglas Road into Sunset Lawns Boulevard? A. Approximately 140 feet north of point of impact. “(7) After the defendant Herman Tindell started his left-hand turn, from Douglas Road into Sunset Lawns Boulevard what, if anything, could he have done which was not done to avoid the accident? A. By evidence having observed the coupe coming from the north at an excessive rate of speed, he shou”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Long v. Shafer

2. ““While it may be conceded that counsel may state the facts and the theory of law and fact relied on, in the instant case counsel undertook to tell the jury what the court would instruct them as to the law.” (Our emphasis.) (p. 32.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Steck v. City of Wichita

3. ““One of the purposes in submitting special questions is to determine the facts which are essential elements of the result reflected in the general verdict and to test the soundness of that verdict.” (p. 32.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Steck v. City of Wichita