Cummings v. Keach’s Empirical Analysis
1937
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
3
states following
March 1945
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Downey v. Phillips · Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Service Commission · Ladd v. Nystol · Houser v. Smith · McIntyre v. American Surety Co.
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The true rule, it has been said, is that if substantial facts which constitute a cause of action are stated in the complaint, or can be inferred by reasonable intendment from the matters which are set forth, although the allegations of these facts are conclusions of law or are otherwise imperfect, the complaint is not subject to demurrer for insufficiency.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Owens v. Deutch
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.