Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Landfried v. Milam · 37 Tenn. App. 40 - Shew v. Bailey · 40 Tenn. App. 580 - Spence v. Carne · Oelke v. Earle · Bejach v. Colby
Most-quoted passages
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“55-8-132. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles. — (a) [[Image here]] (1) The driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Kowalski v. Eldridge
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