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

1. “There were only two people involved in the accident. Therefore, the submission of the acts of “other parties” whose actions preceded the actions of [the driver] at the time of the accident could only have contributed to her actions at the accident scene, that is, to her forty percent negligence. In other words, because there were only two parties involved in the incident, the jury has decided how those actions at the time of the accident should be apportioned as far as responsibility is concerned. What led up to those actions at the time of the accident does not change those actions at the accident scene but can only be subparts of those respective responsibilities. [The entrustors] did not cause [the plaintiff] to cross the high way or [the driver] to strike that truck. Therefore ... we conclude that it was harmless error to omit them from those questions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. F.F.P. Operating Partners, L.P. v. Duenez

2. “The trier of fact, as to each cause of action asserted, shall determine the percentage of responsibility, stated in whole numbers, for the following persons with respect to each person’s causing or contributing to cause in any way the harm for which recovery of damages is sought, whether by negligent act or omission, by any defective or unreasonably dangerous product, by other conduct or activity that violates an applicable legal standard, or by any combination of these: (1) each claimant; (2) each defendant; (3) each settling person; and (4) each responsible third party who has been designated under Section 33.004.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 671 F. Supp. 2d 884 - Williams v. McCollister

3. “[E]vidence of drug usage must provide some explanation for the negligence and improper conduct. However, this was not present under our facts because Dr. Drew could not tie the presence of methamphetamines in Moore's body to impairment at the time of the accident, and therefore could not connect the presence of the drug to causation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jbs Carriers, Inc. and James Lundry v. Trinette L. Washington, Sophia Renee Lenzy, Thomas Charles Lenzy, Individually and as Representatives of the Estate of Mary L. Turner