Noland v. Fowler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““While plaintiff himself fixed the rate of speed at exactly the limit of fifty-five miles per hour there can be no doubt that he crossed the crest of the hill at an unwarranted rate of speed, under the facts and circumstances of this case, and that the concurring, if not the proximate cause of the accident was his violation of section 2154 (108) of the Code of Virginia.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sheckler v. Anderson

2. ““. . . [E]ven though all the conflicts in the oral testimony have been resolved in favor of a plaintiff by the verdict of a jury, if the physical facts are such as to demonstrate that the oral evidence upon which the jury based its verdict is incredible, then the trial court and this court are not bound by the verdict of the jury.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Whittaker v. Calfee

3. ““Irrespective of the maximum speed herein provided, any person who drives a vehicle upon a highway recklessly or in a manner so as to endanger life, limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sheckler v. Anderson