Brinker v. Tobin’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1948
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Knickerbocker v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co. · Mollica v. Michigan Central Railroad · Stehouwer v. Lewis · Oakes v. Van Zomeren
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`The fact that he may not have as mature judgment as an adult will not excuse him from exercising the judgment and discretion which he possesses, or from heedlessly rushing into known dangers. Where the dangers are known and understood by him, the rule of contributory negligence is fully applicable.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Johannes v. Rooks
How this case has been treated — in progress
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