Hardy v. Daigre-Gilbert Undertaking’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The provisions of this ordinance regulating movement, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles while the drivers of such vehicles are operating the same in an emergency in the necessary performance of public duties, except that such drivers shall not drive through an intersection where a traffic signal is exhibiting the signal `red' or `stop' without first slowing down and ascertaining that such can be done safely and without endangering those who might be in or entering such intersections; and provided further that drivers of ambulances shall in no event drive same at a speed in excess of forty miles per hour. However, this exemption shall not protect any of the drivers of vehicles of the fire and police departments and of ambulances from the consequences of reckless disregard of the safety of others."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 68 So. 2d 626 - Calvert Fire Ins. Co. v. Hall Funeral Home

2. “"Upon approach of any authorized emergency vehicle giving audible signal by an appropriate device, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately drive to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand side of the street or highway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain there, unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer, until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 134 So. 2d 609 - Shaw v. Globe Indemnity Company