358 Ill. App. 3d 1126 - Smith v. Lane’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 119 Ill. 2d 542 - Harris v. Walker · 40 Ill. 2d 338 - Summers v. Summers · 153 Ill. 2d 6 - Cirro Wrecking Co. v. Roppolo · 262 Ill. App. 3d 141 - Meyer v. Naperville Manner, Inc. · 208 Ill. 2d 480 - Williams v. Staples
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The General Assembly recognizes that persons who participate in equine activities may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in those activities. The General Assembly also finds that the State and its citizens derive numerous economic and personal benefits from equine activities. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage equine activities by delineating the responsibilities of those involved in equine activities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Perkinson v. Courson“unclear as to whether it was meant to limit the liability of persons other than equine activity sponsors and equine professionals,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Perkinson v. Courson“to promote equine activities and the horse industry in general by limiting liability for some horse-related activities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Perkinson v. Courson
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.