Batton v. Massar’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
6
states following
September 1988
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Foley v. Carnesi · Storey v. Shumaker
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Even though the evidence were such as to warrant the finding made, the facts recited therein are not sufficient ground for setting aside the decrees of adoption. “It is not the law that one may avoid the consequences of his voluntary acts, acts not induced by fraud, duress, coercion, etc., by proof that he or she: ‘did not realize the seriousness and finality of the papers she [or he] was signing.’ “Such a rule of law would render every contract voidable at the whim of the maker.” 369 P.2d 434 at 437 . (Emphasis added).”
2 later decisions 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.