State v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “7. “Public road right-of-way ” means an area of land, the right of possession of which is secured or reserved by the state or a governmental subdivision for roadway purposes.... 8. “Road ” or “street ” means the entire width between property lines through private property or the designated width through public property of every way or place of whatever nature if any part of such way or place is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hutchison

2. ““Private road ” or “driveway ” means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hutchison