Flaherty v. Hensley’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
January 1979
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 22 Wash. 2d 257 - Best v. Kelley
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Whenever by virtue of the provisions of any contract . . . one party to such contract or obligation has an express right to recover attorney fees from any other party to the contract or obligation in the event the party having that right shall bring an action upon the contract or obligation, then in any action on such contract or obligation all parties to the contract or obligation shall be deemed to have the same right to recover attorney fees, and the prevailing party in any such action, whether by virtue of the express contractual right, or by virtue of this act, shall be entitled to recover his reasonable attorney fees from the losing party or parties. ” (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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