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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Caristo v. Sanzone.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caristo v. Sanzone Anchor | green | “recognizes that when an actor is faced with a sudden and unexpected circumstance which leaves little or no time for thought, deliberation or consideration, or causes the actor to be reasonably so disturbed that the actor must make a speedy decision without weighing alternative c…” | 5 |
| 2 | DALTON, JAMES R. v. LUCAS, FREDERICK J. | green | “the existence of an emergency and the reasonableness of a driver's response thereto generally constitute issues of fact” | 5 |
| 3 | Schlanger v. Doe | green | “the driver presents sufficient evidence to establish the reasonableness of his or her actions in an emergency situation and there is no opposing evidentiary showing sufficient to raise a legitimate question of fact” | 5 |
| 4 | Caristo v. Sanzone | green | “a sudden and unexpected circumstance which leaves little or no time for thought, deliberation or consideration” | 4 |
| 5 | Cardot v. Genova | green | “not required to anticipate that another driver's vehicle, traveling in the opposite direction, would cross over into his or her lane of travel” | 3 |
| 6 | Caparitia v. Johnson | green | “a driver has a duty not to merge into a lane of moving traffic until it is safe to do so,' and 'a driver of a vehicle with the right-of-way is entitled to anticipate that the driver in the lane next to him or her will obey the traffic laws requiring them to yield to a driver wit…” | 3 |
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