Crabtree v. Cook’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “must be an obstacle that blocks or clogs the roadway and not merely a thing or condition that hinders or impedes the use of the roadway or that may have the potential to do so.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Columbus · Dietz v. Harshbarger

2. “Except as otherwise provided in section 3746.24 of the Revised Code, political subdivisions are liable for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused by their * * * negligent failure to remove obstructions from public roads * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dietz v. Harshbarger

3. “might constitute obstructions for purposes of [a] bicyclist.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Green v. Columbus