Lady v. Kregger’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(d) In the event that service of process against the uninsured motorist, which was issued to his last known address, is returned by the sheriff or other process server marked, “Not to be found in my county,” or words to that effect; or if service of process is being made upon the Secretary of State for a nonresident uninsured motorist and the registered notice to the last known address is returned without service on the uninsured motorist, the service of process against the uninsured motorist carrier, pursuant to this section, shall be sufficient for the court to require the insurer to proceed as if it is the only defendant in such case. (Emphasis added). (e) In the event the uninsured motorist’s whereabouts is discovered during the pendency of the proceedings, an alias process may issue against the uninsured motorist. In such a case, the uninsured motorist shall be allowed a reasonable time within which to plead to the original process and then the case may proceed against uninsured motorist as if he was served with process in the first instance. (Emphasis added).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Little v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. · Ballard v. Ardenhani

2. ““[T]he intention of the Legislature in enacting T.C.A. § 56-7-1206 was to provide an efficient procedure whereby the plaintiff could obtain complete relief when injured by an uninsured motorist. Subsection (d) is the procedure required to perfect a direct action against the uninsured motorist carrier when the whereabouts of the alleged uninsured motorist are unknown.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Richard Liput v. Bobby Grinder · Little v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.

3. ““Plaintiffs, in this action, were proceeding under T.C.A. § 56-7-1206. Subsection (e) of T.C.A. § 56-7-1206 allows plaintiffs to issue alias process on the alleged uninsured motorist, when his whereabouts are discovered, during the pendency of the proceedings against the uninsured motorist carrier. Then, the action is to proceed 'as if he [the uninsured motorist] was served with process in the first instance.’ Thus, a literal interpretation of T.C.A. § 56-7-1206(e) allows plaintiffs to by-pass the T.R.C.P. Rule 3 requirement that new process be issued every six months or the action be refiled yearly.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carr v. Borchers