Small v. Lyons’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Washington Fire & Marine Insurance v. Firemen's Insurance · 144 So. 2d 714 - Vogt v. Hotard · 147 So. 2d 776 - Doerle v. State · 187 So. 2d 149 - Estes v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company · 165 So. 2d 61 - Thomas v. Paper Haulers, Inc.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"This statute and our related jurisprudence imposes the responsibility upon the motorist desiring to make a left turn to ascertain before attempting to do so that such a maneuver can be made safely and without danger or undue delay to overtaking or oncoming traffic. He must refrain from making a left turn unless the way is clear and, if a collision occurs while he is attempting such a maneuver, the burden rests heavily on him to show that he was free from negligence. (Cases cited)." Estes v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, La.App., 187 So.2d 149 . See also Small v. Lyons, La.App., 198 So.2d 475 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bankston v. Bueche““The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. Acts 1962, No. 310, § 1.””
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.