Dover Ex Rel. Dover v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is well settled that, under proper circumstances, a plea of guilty to a traffic offense may be shown in evidence in a civil action for damages arising out of the same offense, as a declaration or admission against interest. Zumwalt v. Moran, Okl., 260 P.2d 725 ; 18 A.L.R.2d 1307 . However, it is equally well settled that a judgment of conviction is not admissible, in a civil case, as evidence of the facts upon which it is based. Goodwin v. Continental Gas. Co., 175 Okl. 469 , 53 P.2d 241 ; 18 A.L.R.2d 1290 ; Laughlin v. Lamar, 205 Okl. 372 , 237 P.2d 1015 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Heldenbrand v. Lester

2. ““When a jury has returned its verdict the trial court is without jurisdiction to enter judgment non obstante veredicto unless the party in whose favor such judgment is sought would be entitled to judgment on the pleadings, or the jury has returned special findings of fact contrary to the general verdict.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nelson v. Texaco Incorporated