Maxey v. Freightliner Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
665 F.2d 1367 · 1982
Citation profile
104 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba · Burk Royalty Co. v. Walls · Alamo National Bank v. Kraus
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 131 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“evidence of such quality and weight that reasonable and fairminded persons in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions.”
12 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“emphasiz(ing) that the essential inquiry is not the degree of neglect, i.e. whether the defendant exercised 'an entire want of care,' but rather is whether an inference of conscious indifference is raised.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“particularly noteworthy ... that the only evidence of industry custom [an industry standard promulgated, inter alia, by the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety] requiring a gasoline tank to be capable of withstanding a 30-foot drop onto concrete without spillage, was excluded by the district court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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