Spann v. Hellen’s Empirical Analysis
1905
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
January 1941
most recently cited
3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Considering the transfer as donations inter vivos by the mother, we have the case of a partition made by a parent among her children. The Civil Code provides that such partitions may be avoided when the advantage secured to one of the coheirs exceeds the disposable portion. Civ. Code, art. 1730.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“by offering to the plaintiff the supplement of the portion to which he has a right”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Succession of Meyer“by action of rescission under articles 1730-1733 of the Civil Code.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Succession of Meyer
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.