Bergman v. Turpin’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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

1. “§ 56-3-31. Actions by or against nonresident operators of motor vehicles involved in highway accidents or their administrators, etc. The operation by a nonresident, or by his duly authorized agent, of a motor vehicle upon a public street, road or highway of this state, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such nonresident of the secretary of state, or his successor in office, to be his true and lawful attorney, or the true and lawful attorney of his administrator, administratrix, executor or executrix in the event said nonresident is a natural person and dies, upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against him or if a natural person against his administrator, administratrix, executor or executrix, in any court of record in this state, including an action or proceeding brought by a nonresident plaintiff or plaintiffs, growing out of any accident or collision in which such nonresident may be involved while so operating or so permitting to be operated a motor vehicle on any such street, road or highway, and such operation shall be a signification of his agreement that any such process against him, or if a natural person against his administrator, administratrix, executor or executrix, which is served in the manner hereinafter provided, shall be of the same legal force and validity as though said nonresident or if a natural person his administrator, adminis-tratrix, executor or executrix were personally served with a summons and complain”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 165 W. Va. 156 - Gray v. Johnson

2. ““Secretary of state deemed attorney for service; continuance of action; costs; record of process; jurisdiction. — The use and operation by a non-resident of the State of Wyoming or a resident of this state upon whom service of summons cannot be made within this state, or the agent of such non-resident or resident, of a motor vehicle over or upon any street or highway within the State of Wyoming, shall be deemed an appointment by such non-resident or resident of the secretary of state of the State of Wyoming as his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding against him, her or his [or] her personal representative, executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix, if he or she be deceased, growing out of such use or opera tion of a motor vehicle over or upon the streets or highways within this state, resulting in damages or loss to person or property, and said use or operation shall be a signification of his or her agreement that any such process which is so served in any action against him, her, or his or her personal representative, executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix, if he or she be deceased, shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon him, her, or his or her personal representative, executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix, if he or she be deceased, personally within this state. Service of such process shall be made by serving a copy thereof upon the secretary of s”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tarter v. Insco