Kraemer v. GMAC’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Anderson · Susco Car Rental System of Florida v. Leonard · Anderson v. Southern Cotton Oil Co. · Albritton v. Scott · 81 So. 2d 635 - Palmer v. RS Evans, Jacksonville, Inc.
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Here, GMAC maintained none of the indicia of beneficial ownership. The long-term lessee was free to use the vehicle in any way he chose, consistent with protecting the long-term lessor's financial interest should the lessee elect not to exercise his option to purchase.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“that the record title holder as lessor under a long-term lease is not liable for the negligence of the lessee under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Raynor v. De La Nuez
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.