Garris v. Jabbia’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “When a motorist who intends to make a left turn becomes aware of the presence of a following or overtaking motorist, even though the latter is a substantial distance behind him, he is required to maintain a lookout for that motorist and all other traffic on the highway, and to look to his rear again, immediately before the left turn is attempted, to ascertain whether it can be negotiated safely. (Citations omitted) * * * * * * "Our conclusion is that Mrs. Merritt was negligent in failing to maintain a proper lookout, in failing to look to her rear immediately before making a left turn to determine whether such a maneuver could be made safely and in turning to her left on a public highway directly in the path of a passing motorist. In our opinion her negligence in these respects was the sole proximate cause of the accident.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 215 So. 2d 138 - Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

2. “"A left-turning driver must ascertain in advance that the turn can be made without endangering normal overtaking traffic; and in this respect, he must not only make adequate signal of his left-turn intention but also adequate observation to his rear to ascertain that the turn can be executed safely." Garris v. Jabbia, (La.App., 3 Cir., 1965), 179 So.2d 486 , and cases therein cited. See also Gaspard v. LeMaire, 245 La. 239 , 158 So.2d 149, 1963 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 So. 2d 150 - McCann v. Mercer