Sims v. Giles’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
40 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc. · Bennett v. Railroad Co. · Creech v. South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources Department · Swinton Creek Nursery v. Edisto Farm Credit · Fred Howland, Inc. v. Morris
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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Some confusion has resulted from the fact that, although a social guest normally is invited, and even urged to come, he is not an “invitee,” within the legal meaning of that term, as stated in § 332. He does not come as a member of the public upon premises held open to the public for that purpose, and he does not enter for a purpose directly or indirectly connected with the business dealings of the possessor. The use of the premises is extended to him merely as a personal favor to him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“South Carolina recognizes four general classifications of persons who come on premises: adult trespassers, invitees, licensees and children. Different standards of care apply depending [on the status of the entrant].”
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.