6 N.C. App. 490 - Morris v. Bigham’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1974
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bowen v. Gardner · Sowers v. Marley · Bridges v. Graham · Stegall v. Sledge · Parker v. Wilson
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Inferences as to who was driving the automobile at the time of the wreck cannot rest on conjecture and surmise. Parker v. Wilson, 247 N.C. 47 , 100 S.E. 2d 258 ; Sowers v. Marley, 235 N.C. 607 , 70 S.E. 2d 670 . The inferences permitted by the rule are logical inferences reasonably sustained by the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Whitson v. Frances, 240 N.C. 733 , 83 S.E. 2d 879 .” Stegall v. Sledge, 247 N.C. 718 , 102 S.E. 2d 115 (1958).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hoxeng v. Thomas
How this case has been treated — in progress
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