In Re Heard’s Empirical Analysis
1932
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
November 1942
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re Wolff · In the Matter of Heard · In Re Wolff · State v. Pitre
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.
““Where an attorney violates the confidence reposed in him by the court and his duty towards his client, the court must inflict upon him a penalty commensurate with his wrong. The dignity of the court, the integrity of the profession, the protection of .clients, and the public good alike demand this.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Williams
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.