Collins v. Doe’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 state decisions

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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “must have been witnessed by someone other than the owner of operator of the insured vehicle”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bradley v. Doe · Tucker v. Doe

2. “The plain language of [section] 38-77-170 requires that where the accident involves no physical contact between the insured's vehicle and the unidentified vehicle, the accident must have been witnessed by someone other than the owner or operator of the insured vehicle.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bradley v. Doe · Silva v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

3. “Under the rules of statutory interpretation, use of words such as 'shall' or 'must' indicates the legislature's intent to enact a mandatory requirement.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bradley v. Doe · Richland Cnty. v. S.C. Dep't of Revenue