Gran v. Dasovic’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We are also of the opinion that the court did not err in instructing the jury with reference to the emergency doctrine. An instruction on this theory should always be given where it is consistent with the theory of one of the parties to the action and where the evidence submitted by such party would sustain a finding that he had been confronted with a sudden peril or emergency and acted under its stress. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dawe v. Dalley

2. ““* * * It must be conceded that there was evidence upon which a jury might find that defendant’s truck was out of control and skidded into plaintiffs’ car because of uncontrollable factors rather than because of defendant’s negligence.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emerson v. Eystad

3. “[Wjhere an icy condition of a highway causes a car to skid or slide, while it is incumbent upon the driver to exercise care commensurate with the situation, it remains for the jury to determine whether he has done so * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gray v. Davis