Adolphus M. Sanderlin v. Gary K. Martin’s Empirical Analysis
373 F.2d 447 · 1967
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Yeary v. Holbrook · Watford v. Morse · Cook v. Basnight · State Of Maryland v. Baltimore Transit Company · George Willis, Iii, Administrator D.B.N. Of Estate of Jacob Willie Bell, Deceased v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation
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.
“since both parties had offered evidence, the issue of negligence [or unseaworthiness] was for [the jury's] determination without the added weight of any presumption.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“use of the word `presumption' in a [jury] charge is so likely to carry with it an implication of artificial evidentiary value that it ought to be avoided”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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