Baker v. Holland’s Empirical Analysis
1940
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 1989
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States Veterans' Bureau v. Thomas · Mallory v. Virginia Colony for Feeble-Minded
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“After all, it is a question of fact as to whether an incompetent is capable of managing his property, and a finding by the trial court that a person is or is not so capable, if supported by the evidence, will be affirmed by this court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Schmidt v. Goddin
How this case has been treated — in progress
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