404 So. 2d 11 - Glanton v. Huff’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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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.

1. “is required to have his vehicle under control so that he does not drive into the rear of a vehicle whose driver has properly and lawfully stopped his vehicle while waiting on traffic to clear.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 630 So. 2d 428 - Merritt v. Simonson · 549 So. 2d 51 - Stokes v. Long-Lewis Ford, Inc.

2. “"It is clear from his own testimony that Huff [defendant] breached this duty when he collided with Mrs. Glanton's automobile. [In this respect, the case is indistinguishable from the one before us.] It is also clear from the medical testimony presented at trial that Mrs. Glanton suffered injury in the accident. [In contrast, the evidence was conflicting in this regard in the case at hand.] Although the jury was free to determine the extent [emphasis in original] of Mrs. Glanton's injuries, they were not free to ignore the fact that she was injured. Even viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to Huff, it is beyond dispute that Huff had a duty to operate his vehicle so that he would not collide with Mrs. Glanton's automobile, that he breached that duty when he rear-ended Mrs. Glanton's automobile, and that she suffered some injury as a result of that collision. [Emphasis supplied.] Given such circumstances, we are compelled to conclude that the jury verdict for the defendant was contrary to the great weight of the evidence."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pacheco v. Paulson