Nelson v. Linderman’s Empirical Analysis
1939
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 1948
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Carey v. De Rose · Dzikowski v. Michigan Central Railroad
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Something more than a fleeting glance at an approaching car is necessary if plaintiff seeks to avoid the burden of contributory negligence.””
2 later decisions 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.