O'Brien v. Markham’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
August 1956
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Case of Broderick's Will · Sutton v. English · Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68 · Farrell v. O'Brien · Gaines v. Fuentes
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It has been established for many years that there is a rule in the federal courts to the effect that the court will not decide a controversy when it can make no decision going to the real root of the matter without necessarily affecting the rights of parties not before the court.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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