Forbis v. Hessing’s Empirical Analysis
1931
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 1973
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nelson v. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. · Cullison v. Wells
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“must, at (its) peril, see that they are properly inspected before being brought into use,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“no defect can be considered latent which is discoverable by the exercise of due care.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“without an adequate inspection constituted negligence.”
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.