Byrd v. McGill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 11 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"As a result of this clear violation of the boat safety statute by the appellee, the doctrine of negligence per se is applicable. This doctrine is well known to the jurisprudence of this state and provides that one who violates the provisions of the statute is per se negligent, without need for showing that the putative tort feasor maintain an actual lack of reasonable care. The statute itself is deemed a conclusive expression of the applicable standard of reasonable conduct as pronounced by legislative enactment."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 510 So. 2d 462 - Detroit Marine Engineering v. McRee

2. “[W]here under the evidence a party is entitled to have the jury instructed regarding a particular issue and where that party requests an instruction which for whatever reason is inadequate in form or content, the trial judge has the responsibility either to reform and correct the proffered instruction himself or to advise counsel on the record of the perceived deficiencies therein and to afford counsel a reasonable opportunity to prepare a new, corrected instruction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Beckwith v. Shah

3. “In addition to the requirements imposed by this section (Mississippi Boating Safety Act), all vessels shall comply with all federal regulations applicable to vessels of such classification.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 510 So. 2d 462 - Detroit Marine Engineering v. McRee