Lightner v. Frank’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 district · 16 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Imputed negligence may bar a plaintiff s recovery, but it does so not from culpabibty or wrongful act of the plaintiff but from liability for another person’s wrongful act. Such responsibihty or habihty is imposed by reason of the relationship. One such relationship giving rise to imputed negligence is loosely referred to as a joint adventure or joint enterprise.” 240 Kan. at 24 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Klose Ex Rel. Klose v. Wood Valley Racquet Club, Inc.

2. “[t]here must be equal responsibility ... and there can be no equal responsibility unless there is equal privilege and right to direct and control its operations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dimick v. Hopkinson

3. “there [must be] an understanding between the parties that [each] has the right and is possessed of equal authority....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dimick v. Hopkinson