Huffman v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis
1940
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
October 1957
most recently cited
5 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““By his own testimony Jackson admits that he was proceeding at an unlawful speed of from 30 to 35 miles per hour through the village" of Bonsack when the highway sign indicated to him a permitted speed of only 25 miles per hour. The force of the impact, the fact that the Huffman car was driven back a distance of 21 feet, and the complete demolition of both cars indicate that the speed was far greater than Jackson’s estimate.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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