Stevens v. Delanoix’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kientz v. Charles Dennery, Inc. · Buckley v. Featherstone Garage, Inc. · 83 So. 2d 667 - Gautreaux v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Co. · 86 So. 2d 543 - Ehtor v. Parish · Miller v. Abshire
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.
““We are living in an advanced stage of the motor age. Heavy and congested vehicular traffic on the streets and highways is a daily rule rather than an exception. In these circumstances, it is vital to the public interest that the traffic rules and regulations be adhered to strictly.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Marrero v. Richard
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.