Kaiser v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “This section shall not be construed to limit the right of a person to bring a civil action for damages for injuries to either person or property resulting from a violation of this act by the owner or operator of a motor vehicle or his or her agent or servant. The owner of a motor vehicle is liable for an injury caused by the negligent operation of the motor vehicle whether the negligence consists of a violation of a statute of this state or the ordinary care standard required by common law. The owner is not liable unless the motor vehicle is being driven with his or her express or implied consent or knowledge. It is presumed that the motor vehicle is being driven with the knowledge and consent of the owner if it is driven at the time of the injury by his or her spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the family.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 286 Mich. App. 300 - Freed v. Salas

2. “the injured party could either sue all tortfeasors jointly or he could sue any individual tortfeasor severally, and each individual tortfeasor was liable for the entire judgment, although the injured party was entitled to full compensation only once.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 325 Mich. App. 129 - Estate of Ezekiel D Goodwin v. Northwest Michigan Fair Association

3. “the common-law setoff rule should be applied to ensure that a plaintiff only recovers those damages to which ... she is entitled as compensation for the whole injury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Riley v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.