Holsteen v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
May 1987
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. Coutant · Laverty v. Hawkeye Security Insurance Company · Perkins v. City National Bank of Clinton · Goodwin Tile & Brick Co. v. DeVries · Dart v. Thompson
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.
““ * * * ‘In general, the doctrine of equitable estoppel is based upon the grounds of public policy, fair dealing, good faith, and justice, and its purpose is to forbid one to speak against his own act, representations, or commitments, to the injury of one to whom they were directed, and who reasonably relied thereon. Such a doctrine is neither odious, nor in disfavor, in either law or equity.’ ””
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.