Otto v. Bobo’s Empirical Analysis
1956
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
2
states following
October 1970
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Robert E. McKee, General Contractor v. Patterson · Houston National Bank v. Adair · Schiller v. Rice · Wood v. Kane Boiler Works, Inc. · Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Mangum
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.
““In determining liability, under the defense of voluntary exposure to risk, it is said that one cannot recover for injuries sustained while voluntarily exposing himself to a danger which he either does or should fully realize and appreciate.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.