403 So. 2d 838 - McCoy v. Chambers’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2005
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bourgeois v. Francois · Martin v. Brown · State ex rel. Small v. Henderson · 341 So. 2d 564 - Welton v. Falcon · Champagne v. McDonald
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.
“`A motorist approaching an intersection controlled by semaphore signals, who is favored by a green light, is entitled to assume that traffic approaching the intersection from either side on a red light will comply with the red light and respect his right-of-way.... The favored motorist is not obligated to look to his left or right before entering the intersection.... and will be held accountable only if he could have avoided the accident with the exercise of the slightest degree of care and fails to do so.... All that is required is that the favored motorist maintain a general observation of the controlled intersection....'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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