Nizer v. Phelps’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 101 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 103 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In regard to contributory negligence, Mrs. Phelps, because of her mental condition resulting from the injuries suffered, was not able to testify in the case. Under the law of Maryland she was entitled to the presumption that she exercised ordinary care for her own safety. Baltimore Transit Co. v. State, 194 Md. 421, 434 , 71 A. 2d 442, 447 (1950) ; and prior Maryland cases cited in the opinion in that case: See also Jennings v. U. S., 178 F. Supp. 516, 526, 529 (D. Md. 1959).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gresham v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

2. ““* * * the law requires him to know that he must accommodate himself to vehicles on the road, that he cannot dispute their right-of-way but must cross only as the traffic affords safe opportunity.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 12 Md. App. 576 - Vagnoni v. Shenkle