Hunter v. Norton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““INSTRUCTION NUMBER THREE “Your verdict must be for plaintiff Jone Slyman (regardless of any act or conduct on the part of John McKaskle which contributed to cause his injuries) if you believe: “First, defendant knew or by the use of the highest degree of care could have known that there was a reasonable likelihood of collision, in time thereafter, to have stopped or swerved or sounded a warning, but defendant failed to do so, or, defendant drove at an excessive rate of speed: “Second, defendant’s conduct in any one or more of the respects submitted in Paragraph First was negligent, and “Third, such negligence directly (contributed to cause John McKaskle to be injured) and Jone Slyman was thereby damaged”. (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Slyman v. Grantello

2. ““Your verdict must be for plaintiff if you believe: First, defendant Wellner either: failed to keep a careful lookout, or jailed to swerve, and Second, defendant’s conduct, in any one or more of the respects submitted in paragraph First, was negligent, and Third, as a direct result of such negligence, plaintiff sustained damage. Unless you believe plaintiff is not entitled to recover by reason of Instruction Number 7.” (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Willard v. Kansas City Transit, Inc.