Coburn v. Fox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[MJost of the cases ... recognize that failure to give notice of an accident, or other lack of cooperation on the part of the insured, does not constitute a defense to an action by an injured member of the public to recover from the insurer, where the policy or bond was procured in compliance with a general compulsory liability or financial responsibility insurance statute, such statutes being for the benefit of members of the public, and not of the insured.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Travelers Insurance Companies v. Rogers

2. “the noncooperation of the insured is not a good defense in an action between a third-party vietim and an insurer to the extent of the statutorily required minimum residual liability insurance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Travelers Insurance Companies v. Rogers

3. “`to protect the members of the public at large from the ravages of automobile accidents.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 230 Mich. App. 434 - Smith v. Allstate Ins. Co.