8 So. 2d 86 - Sheppard v. Causey’s Empirical Analysis
1942
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
March 1958
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Oakes v. H. Weil Baking Co. · Massett v. Keff · Bonneval v. American Coffee Co. · Harvey v. Harvey · Bankston v. Forks
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.
“The settled jurisprudence of this State is to the effect that one who provokes a difficulty with another cannot recover damages for injuries inflicted upon him as a result thereof even though the conduct of the one who inflicts the injuries was not justified in law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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