Thomas v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1880
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
September 1927
most recently cited
1 state decisions
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It is well established that where one holds. property for another, as bailee, agent or in any other capacity, the property may be laid in the bailee or in the true owner. ’ ’”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bell v. Commonwealth
How this case has been treated — in progress
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