Skramstad v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The doctrine of last clear chance may be invoked if, * * * Second: that thereupon either it was physically impossible for him, [Plaintiff] through the exercise of ordinary care, to escape from the danger, or he was totally unaware of impending danger in his position.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emery v. Northern Pacific Railroad

2. “it appeared to the defendant, or would have appeared to him in the exercise of ordinary care, that deceased was either unaware of the danger impending in the situation, or was unable to escape therefrom through the exercise of ordinary care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emery v. Northern Pacific Railroad