Scott v. Shairrick’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 27 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A juror cannot be examined to establish a ground for a new trial; except it be to establish, as a ground for a new trial, that the verdict was made by lot.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Foughty v. Downs · National Credit Corporation v. Ritchey

2. ““It is clear from the evidence in this case that the trial court had no right to declare as a matter of law that appellant’s negligence was not of the degree described in the above statutes. The degree of appellant’s negligence was therefore a matter to be presented to the jury, as was done here. In McAllister, Administrator v. Calhoun, 212 Ark. 17 , 205 S. W. 2d 40 , we quoted with approval from Splawn, Administratrix v. Wright, 198 Ark. 197 , 128 S. W. 2d 248 : ‘Whether an automobile is being operated in such a manner as to amount to wanton and wilful conduct in disregard of the rights of others must be determined by the facts and circumstances of each individual case.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harkrider v. Cox

3. “[Ojne must be conscious of his conduct, and, although having no intent to injure, must be conscious, from his knowledge of surrounding circumstances, that his conduct will naturally and probably result in injury. Scott, at 65.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Champagne v. Farnsworth