Benedict v. Jones.’s Empirical Analysis
1901
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1951
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.
“It is immaterial whether he was or not interested in the land mortgaged. He is a `party to the action' and is excluded under the very terms of the section.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.