Webb v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 13 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The OMUTCD contains mandatory, advisory and permissive conditions, differentiated by the use of the terms "shall," "should" and "may." Standards include the word "shall" and are considered mandatory. Advisory conditions including the word "should" are considered to be advisable usage, but are not mandatory. Permissive conditions include the word "may" and carry no requirement or recommendation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emmerling v. Mahoning Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs · Slane v. Hilliard

2. “perversely disregarding a known risk, or acting or intentionally failing to act in contravention of a duty, knowing or having reason to know of facts which would lead a reasonable person to realize such conduct creates an unreasonable risk of harm substantially greater than the risk necessary to make the conduct negligent.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nolan v. City Wide Dev. Corp., 22675 (1-9-2009) · 729 F. Supp. 2d 945 - Stephens v. City of Akron

3. “political subdivisions are liable for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by their negligent failure to keep public roads in repair and other negligent failure to remove obstructions from public roads.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emmerling v. Mahoning Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs · Slane v. Hilliard