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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 25 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 Kerby v. Abilene Christian College.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerby v. Abilene Christian College Anchor | green | “even if there were proof that the particular injury suffered would not have been suffered had kerby avoided being thrown from his truck, it would not support the jury's finding of percentage contribution.” | 5 |
| 2 | Kerby v. Abilene Christian College | green | “contributory negligence must have the causal connection with the accident that but for the conduct the accident would not have happened.” | 5 |
| 3 | Hersh v. Hendley | green | “no further than to testify that certain intervening events could have caused” | 3 |
| 4 | Elbaor v. Smith | green | “duty of cooperation which patients owe treating physicians who assume the duty to care for them.” | 3 |
| 5 | Kerby v. Abilene Christian College | green | “negligence that merely increases or adds to the extent of the loss or injury occasioned by another's negligence is not such contributory negligence as will defeat recovery” | 3 |
| 6 | Hygeia Dairy Co. v. Gonzalez | green | “contributory negligence goes to the proximate cause of the original incident.” | 3 |
| 7 | Hall v. Huff | green | “an act or omission of a separate and independent agency which destroys the causal connection between the negligent act or omission of the defendant and the injury complained of, and thereby becomes in itself, the immediate cause of such injury” | 3 |
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.