Beatty v. Root’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
June 1990
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gaidry Motors, Inc. v. Brannon · Gumm v. Combs · Vernon v. Gentry · Swope v. Fallen · Simpson v. Commonwealth
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that from the mere fact of a brake failure an inference may be drawn that the owner had not exercised ordinary care with regard to maintenance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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