Sheldon v. . Kivett’s Empirical Analysis
1892
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1923
most recently cited
2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In the affidavit by the agent it is not required that the reasons why it was not made by the principal should be set out, as in the verification of pleadings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. May v. . Menzies
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.