Murphree v. Trinity Universal Insurance’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
2
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
11 state decisions
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““In Kansas, contractors’ bonds furnished on public works projects are substitutes for mechanics’ liens. Contractors’ bonds are for the use of all persons in whose favor liens might accrue.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.