Campbell v. Barlow’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 16 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. ““We are led irresistably to the conclusion, from the absence of any skid marks or other evidence from which a reasonable opinion as to speed could be predicated, that the trial court committed prejudicial error in overruling appellant’s well-grounded objection to the testimony. For other cases in accord with our holding see Williams v. Roche Undertaking Co., 255 Ala. 56 , 49 So.2d 902 ; Huguley v. State, 39 Ala.App. 104 , 96 So.2d 315 ; McDonald v. Amason, 39 Ala.App. 492 , 104 So.2d 716 . “We are fully cognizant of the cases upon which appellee relies, Johnson v. Battles, 255 Ala. 624 , 52 So.2d 702 ; Jackson v. Vaughn, 204 Ala. 543 , 86 So. 469 ; but in both cases there were skid marks upon which a reasonable estimate of speed might be predicated; thus, those decisions would not here be applicable.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 366 F. Supp. 332 - Logsdon v. Baker · 55 Ala. App. 238 - Steward v. State.

2. “they may behave in a manner which seemingly defies all the laws of physics.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 352 So. 2d 1335 - Glaze v. Tennyson