Watson v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1956
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brannon v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co. · Bronson v. Harris Ice Cream Co. · Simmons v. Blair · Yarbrough v. Great American Indemnity Co. · Leday v. Lake Charles Pipe & Supply Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“all of the surrounding conditions and circumstances must be inquired into”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“each case * * * must be decided on its own peculiar set of facts,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.