Adams Ex Rel. Adams v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We have carefully considered the statutes of this State permitting the licensing of minors to operate motor vehicles and conclude that they do not provide different standards for minors and adults. . . . ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. LaBarge v. Stewart · Powell Ex Rel. Powell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

2. ““ ‘To give legal sanction to the operation of automobiles by teen-agers with less than ordinary care for the safety of others is impractical today, to say the least. We may take judicial notice of the hazards of automobile traffic, the frequency of accidents, the often catastrophic results of accidents, and the fact that immature individuals are no less prone to accidents than adults.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. LaBarge v. Stewart