Hudson v. Patterson’s Empirical Analysis
1913
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
October 1930
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Crombie v. Little
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““This clearly means something more than the clerical act of filling out the blank form of summons. It contemplates an issuance of a summons in the usual and ordinary manner and that it be valid and in all respects in compliance with the requirements of the statute on the subject of the commencement of an action.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Borgen v. Corty
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.