Gardner v. Biggart’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
June 2002
most recently cited
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McCall v. Batson · Truesdale v. South Carolina Highway Department · Johnson v. Pratt · Richardson Ex Rel. McDaniel v. Hambright · Hay v. South Carolina Tax Commission
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he provisions of this chapter establishing limitations on and exemptions to the liability of the State, its political subdivisions, and employees, while acting within the scope of official duty, must be liberally construed in favor of limiting the liability of the State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Here, the school bus driver was not exercising any duty involving supervision, custody, control or protection at the time of the accident. The mere fact that Gardner was in “custody” of the driver as a passenger on the bus is insufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A statutory provision should be given a reasonable and practical construction consistent with the purpose and policy expressed in the statute.”
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.