Harbaugh v. Darr’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 12 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(a) Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in section 8-568 of the General Statutes of 1949 as amended [now K. S. A.]. “(b) [This section relates to a stop intersection and is not pertinent.] “(c) The driver of a vehicle . . . approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary . . . and shall yield the right of way . . . to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. Said driver having so yielded may proceed, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield to the vehicle so proceeding: Provided, however, That if such driver is involved in a collision with a . . . vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield right of way.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Daugharthy v. Bennett

2. “Under the foregoing statutes, if an ápproaching vehicle is close enough to constitute an immediate hazard, the duty of a driver approaching the ‘Yield Right-of-Way” sign is that same as that of a driver approaching a “Stop” sign. The duty is to reduce the speed to zero, to stop if required for safety, in the case of a ‘Yield Right-of-Way” sign, and yield to the vehicle close enough to constitute an immediate hazard..... Where the defendant knew she was driving on a protected highway, she had the right to assume any ear approaching from the north would observe the law of the road, and would stop and yield the right-of-way at the intersection. Under these circumstances the defendant cannot be held guilty of negligence in. acting upon this' assumption unless and until she had knowledge to the contrary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lopresto v. ANR Pipeline Co.

3. ““Where the defendant knew she was driving on a protected highway, she had the right to assume any car approaching from the north would observe the law of the road, and would stop and yield the right-of-way at the intersection. Under these circumstances, the defendant cannot be held guilty of negligence in acting upon this assumption unless and until she had knowledge to the contrary.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Welch v. Young