Dixon v. Gassert’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 78 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 79 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * to provide a measure of relief to persons who sustain losses inflicted by financially irresponsible or unknown owners and operators of motor vehicles, where such persons would otherwise be remediless. But this statute is not one of general application to all classes of claimants. It does not extend to a person who is entitled to workmen’s compensation, or is a spouse, parent or child of the judgment debtor, or was a guest occupant in the automobile, or was himself operating or riding in an uninsured motor vehicle owned by him or his spouse, parent or child, or was operating a motor vehicle in violation of an order of suspension or revocation. N.J.S.A. 39:6-70. Moreover, even within the class of persons who qualify for relief, further limitations are imposed upon the amounts recoverable from the Fund. N.J.S.A. 39:6-70(m) and N.J.S.A. 39:6-84.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pearson v. State Unsatisfied Judgment Fund · 87 N.J. Super. 543 - State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Wall

2. “(m) Whether he has recovered a judgment in an action against any other person against whom he has a cause of action in respect of his damages for bodily injury or death or damage to property arising out of the accident and stating the amounts recovered upon such judgments or the amounts, if any, received for indemnity or other benefits for such injury or death or damage to property from any person other than the operator or owner of the motor vehicle causing such injury, death or damage.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 97 N.J. Super. 238 - Downs v. Winslow · Pearson v. State Unsatisfied Judgment Fund

3. “Application for payment of judgment When any qualified person recovers a valid judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State against any other person, who was the operator or owner of a motor vehicle, for injury to, [or] death of, any person or persons ... arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of [a] motor vehicle in this State on or after April 1, 1955, and any amount remains unpaid thereon ..., such judgment creditor may upon the termination of all proceedings, including reviews and appeals in connection with such judgment, file a verified claim in the court in which the judgment was entered, and upon 10 days' written notice to the board may apply to the court for an order directing payment out of the fund, of the amount unpaid upon such judgment for bodily injury or death.... [ N.J.S.A. 39:6-69, emphasis added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 285 N.J. Super. 168 - Rivera v. Fortunato