Ross v. Vaught’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1998
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Skillern v. Baker · Mullins v. Ritchie Grocer Company · Bieker v. Owens · Ball v. Hail · Ford & Son Sanitary Co. v. Ransom
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.
“Charles Springer and/or Mrs. Charles Springer were required by law to sign the application of Mark Lincoln Springer for an operator’s license. If you find that they knowingly permitted Mark Lincoln Springer to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway or street, and that Mark Lincoln Springer was negligent, then his negligence will be charged to Charles Springer and/or Mrs. Charles Springer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Andrews v. Springer
How this case has been treated — in progress
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