Robinson v. Kerrigan’s Empirical Analysis
1907
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 46 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 51 later decisions — most recently July 1994 · most notably 25 Cal. 3d 33 - Fair Political Practices Commission v. Superior Court (1979), 43 Cal. 3d 1078 - Harbor v. Deukmejian (1987)
5 federal appellate · 46 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Arndt v. Griggs · Hamilton v. Brown · Ex parte Liddell · The Title & Document Restoration Co. v. Kerrigan · Hellman v. Shoulters
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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The state has full control over the subject of the mode of transferring and establishing titles to property within its limits. For these purposes the state has power to provide a special proceeding, in the nature of a proceeding in rein, to fix the status of the land and declare the nature of the titles and interests therein and the person or persons in whom such titles and interests are at the time vested. It may do this whenever it may be considered necessary or likely to promote the general welfare?’ — citing Arndt v. Griggs, 184 U. S. 321 , 10 Sup. Ct. 557 , 83 L. Ed. 918 ; People v. Simon, 176 Ill. 165 , 52 N. E. 910 , 44 L. R. A. 801 , 68 Am. St. Rep. 175 ; Hamilton v. Brown, 161 U. S. 256 , 16 Sup. Ct. 585 , 40 L. Ed. 691 .”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage““As a foundation for the system, it is necessary to have the title established. To that, end a proceeding is authorized whereby such title may be settled and declared by a decree of the superior court. The title thus established is to, be eerciiied by the county recorder, and the certificate is made conclusive evidence of title in the person therein named as the owner.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Crittenden v. Dorn“The refinements of civilized life, and the necessity for the orderly regulation, determination, and protection of human affairs and rights of property, have long required the extension of the judicial power beyond the settlement of controversies which have actually arisen, so as to include the function of providing security against disputes and claims which may arise.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Shippen v. Folsom
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.