Pedevillano v. Bryon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

157 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 157 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The statute does not, in its terms, preclude a lessor from imposing reasonable restrictions on the identity of those to whom it is willing to entrust its property and for whose conduct it is willing to assume risk. In the cases in which we have found a basis for enforcing statutory liability, the tortfeasor invariably has been found to have been a person who had possession of the vehicle in accordance with the lease agreement.”

   47 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Orozco v. Groll, No. Cv-00-0499892-S (Jan. 29, 2001) · Partman v. Budget Rent-A-Car, No. Cv92 0122155 S (Jan. 30, 1996)

2. “Any person renting or leasing to another any motor vehicle owned by him shall be liable for any damage to any person or property caused by the operation of such motor vehicle while so rented or leased, to the same extent as the operator would have been liable if he had also been the owner.”

   16 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Orozco v. Groll, No. Cv-00-0499892-S (Jan. 29, 2001) · Elrac, Inc. v. Villafane, No. Cv 96-385929 (Aug. 23, 1996)

3. “whether General Statutes § 14-154a imposes liability on the lessor of a motor vehicle for the tortious operation of that motor vehicle by a person who is not an `authorized driver' within the terms of the lease agreement.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stultz v. Barnes, No. Cv99-0592653 (Jun. 30, 2000) · Keitt v. Vw Credit, Inc., No. Cv98 035 75 27 S (Aug. 10, 2000)