Dirton v. McCarthy’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
November 1969
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Foley v. George A. Douglas & Bro., Inc. · Glazer v. Rosoff · Jarvis v. Martin
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.
“It was essential for . . . [the plaintiff] to show that the situation complained of did not arise from her own or her attorney's negligence or inattention.”
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.