Panzer v. Hesse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “* * * Plaintiff was walking on the wrong side of the highway. He took no observation to the rear and he was struck. As a matter of law, he was negligent, both as to lookout and position on the highway, and at least in combination these defaults were causal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Line v. Nourie · Brodd v. Priem

2. “Pedestrians to walk on left side of highway; pedestrians on sidewalks. (1) Any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway other than upon a sidewalk shall walk on and along the left side of the highway and upon meeting a vehicle shall, if practicable, step to the extreme outer limit of the traveled portion of the highway.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 142 Wis. 2d 19 - Staples v. Glienke

3. “* * * The statute is a very important safety measure. It is designed to compel a pedestrian to face the traffic most likely to endanger him, thus increasing his opportunities for lookout and the likelihood that approaching traffic will be seen and avoided.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brodd v. Priem