Fletcher v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
July 1953
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In re Brown · Matzger v. Arcade Building & Realty Co. · Criez v. Sunset Motor Co. · Zinn v. Knopes · Rothchild Bros. v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
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.
““The question of mental competency is essentially one of fact. Before discussing the facts in the case, we should advert to two frequently stated principles: (1) Where a condition of general insanity is once shown to exist, the presumption is that it continues; and the burden of proof to establish a lucid interval or mental restoration rests upon the party who asserts it. . . . ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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