Thornton v. Fishbein’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1968
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 110 So. 2d 669 - Cloud v. Fallis · 133 So. 2d 297 - James v. Keene · State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Shain · Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Dade County · Connolly v. Steakley
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Where findings of fact compatible with the doctrine of last clear chance are within the range of those permissible to be made by the jury on the evidence, the court’s charge should explain the doctrine and authorize its consideration and application by the jury dependent upon their findings establishing applicability.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““However, a review of decisions on this point reveals that a plaintiff may already be in a position of peril even though he is not directly in the path of the defendant’s oncoming vehicle.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.