Janney v. Fullroe, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When it comes to the requirement for reasonable safety devices in general use, however, we find a different situation. The determination of what is a reasonable safety device in general use necessarily rests in the judgment and discretion of the employer. Much will depend on how he exercises that discretion. If he permits thoughts of cost and expense to outweigh considerations of safety, the statute is circumvented and the personal security of his employees is imperiled. The legislative mind apparently felt that it would furnish the employer an incentive for resolving close questions of reasonableness and general use in favor of the workman and against himself *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Apodaca v. Allison

2. ““[A] statute should be read as a whole, as to future transactions, the provisions introduced by the amendatory act should be read together with the provisions of the original section that were re-enacted in the amendatory act or left unchanged thereby, as if they had been originally enacted as one section.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vincent v. United Nuclear-Homestake Partners

3. “are but aids in arriving at true legislative intent... and should never be used to override”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Western Investors Life Insurance v. New Mexico Life Insurance Guaranty