Rushing v. Polk’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Yellow lines are designed primarily to prevent collision between an overtaking and passing automobile and a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, and to protect occupants of other cars, pedestrians and property on the highway. Powell v. Clark, 255 N.C. 707, 710 , 122 S.E. 2d 706 ; Walker v. Bakeries Co., 234 N.C. 440, 443 , 67 S.E. 2d 459 . The presence and the crossing of a yellow line are evidential details in the totality of circumstances in the instant case.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Farmers Oil Company v. Miller

2. ““Where a motor vehicle is jointly owned each joint owner has the right to use and control the vehicle without the permission, knowledge and approval of the other. Each uses it in his or her own right and not by permission of the other, in the absence of the other, unless there is proof of circumstances which in law amount to an actual agency.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Neale v. Wright