Carroll v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 32 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In many instances we have to deal with borderline cases, and it is our duty to support verdicts when they, in turn, are supported by credible evidence, but not otherwise.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Smith v. Prater · Alspaugh v. Diggs

2. ““ ‘A mere failure to skillfully operate an automobile under all conditions, or to be alert and observant, and to act intelligently and operate an automobile at a low rate of speed may, or may not, be a failure to do what an ordinarily prudent person would have done under the circumstances, and thus amount to lack of ordinary care; but such lack of attention and diligence, or mere inadvertence, does not amount to wanton or reckless conduct, or constitute culpable negligence for which defendant would be responsible to an invited guest.’ ” 9 S.E.2d at page 325 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hunter v. Horton