10 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1997–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Foster v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2008Foster v. Commonwealth, 13 Va. App. 380, 383 , 412 S.E.2d 198, 200 (1991). 2008Foster v. Commonwealth, 13 Va. App. 380, 383 , 412 S.E.2d 198, 200 (1991). | 7 | 7 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Hampton v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences2025Id. at 418 . 2025Id. at 418 . | 2 | 2025–2025 |
Massotto v. Public Service Coord. Transport
green
2 sentences2004Finally, in Massotto v. Public Service Coordinated Transport, 58 N.J.Super. 436 , 156 A.2d 483 , 485 (1959), the New Jersey court held that "[t]he fact that plaintiff was injured when she was in the act of choosing another seat in the bus" did not provide a "factual basis for a finding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence." In this case, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the party offering the instruction, Massey simply acted as an ordinary, reasonable passenger would have acted in rising from her seat as the bus approached her stop. 2004Finally, in Massotto v. Public Service Coordinated Transport, 58 N.J.Super. 436 , 156 A.2d 483 , 485 (1959), the New Jersey court held that "[t]he fact that plaintiff was injured when she was in the act of choosing another seat in the bus" did not provide a "factual basis for a finding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence." In this case, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the party offering the instruction, Massey simply acted as an ordinary, reasonable passenger would have acted in rising from her seat as the bus approached her stop. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.