Mooney v. Lawley’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Continental Southern Lines, Inc. v. Klaas · Peel v. Gulf Transport Co. · Phillips v. the Dow Chemical Co. · Phillips v. DELTA MOTOR LINES, INC. · Mrs. Nancy W. Box v. Mrs. Martha C. Swindle
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“will not be set aside unless it is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence or it is apparent that the jury was actuated by bias, passion and prejudice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“for the jury to say whether or not under the facts and conditions ... [defendant's] negligence proximately caused the accident and alleged injures.”
2 later decisions 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.