Strickland v. Ayers’s Empirical Analysis
1932
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 2004
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Slaughter's Administrator v. Gerson · O'Brien v. Wheelock · Bridger v. . Goldsmith · Hazlewood v. Forrer · Long v. Harrison
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The application of the doctrine of laches depends upon the circumstances of each particular case. It is not mere lapse of time, but a change of situation during neglectful repose which renders it inequitable to afford relief. O’Brien v. Wheelock, 184 U. S. 450 , 22 S. Ct. 354 , 46 L. Ed. 636 ; Milligan v. Milligan, 145 Va. 184,188 , 133 S. E. 672 ; National Valley Bank v. Fidelity Co. * * *"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Pretlow v. Pretlow
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.