7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 28 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 Yokel v. Hite.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokel v. Hite Anchor | green | “an express or implied agreement to carry on a joint enterprise . . . a manifestation of that intent by the parties . . . joint proprietary interest, as demonstrated by the contribution of property, finances, effort, skill or knowledge by each party . . . some degree of joint con…” | 4 |
| 2 | Bridgewater v. Wagoner | green | “authorities lay down the rule that the driver's negligence should not be imputed to the passenger unless the driver and passenger are engaged in a joint or common business enterprise and the passenger has some control or some right to control the operation of the automobile.” | 4 |
| 3 | Enlow v. Illinois Central Railroad | green | “to define a joint enterprise there must be evidence of a common business purpose in which the occupants are mutually interested in the trip itself as part of such purpose, and where each is responsible for the manner in which the car is operated.” | 4 |
| 4 | Babington v. Bogdanovic | green | “plaintiffs attempted to get out of the car later in the pursuit” | 4 |
| 5 | Babington v. Bogdanovic | green | “does a sleeping owner of an automobile still possess a viable right of control over the driver?... to hold that babington, while asleep, still possessed control of the automobile appears to us to tax credulity to the breaking point.” | 4 |
| 6 | Babington v. Bogdanovic | green | “even in those cases which stress the factor of right of control, the requirement of the business aspect is still a prerequisite.” | 4 |
| 7 | Fisher v. Johnson | green | “which would cause negligence of the driver to be chargeable to his passenger... the evidence must show that the automobile...was being used as part of a common business enterprise and the occupants were mutually engaged in the trip as a part of such enterprise.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.