Whitney v. Douglas’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
September 1971
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cushing Refining & Gasoline Co. v. Deshan · Miller v. Dobbs · Aydelotte & Young v. Saunders · Knox v. Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. · Atchison, T. S. F. R. Co. v. Raleigh, Adm'r
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.
““It is the duty of a driver of an automobile traveling by night to have such a headlight as will enable him to see in advance the face of the highway and to discover obstacles in his path, in time for his own safety, and to keep such control of his car as will enable him to stop and avoid obstructions that fall within his vision.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Agee v. Gant
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.