Carter v. Middleton’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lykiardopoulo v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power · Jones v. Shell Petroleum Corporation · Gerald v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana · Loprestie v. Roy Motors, Inc. · Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(1) That the doctrine is properly applied under such circumstances as establish the fact that the offending agent or instrumentality was in the possession and control of defendant, liis agents or employees; “(2) That the cause or causes of the occurrences were unknown to plaintiff and could not reasonably have been expected to be within his knowledge.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hardey v. Sims
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.