Bailey v. McElroy’s Empirical Analysis
1939
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1939
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Morris v. Johnstone · McArthur & Griffin v. Matthewson & Butler · Mobley v. Mobley · Pollock v. Cox · Pass v. Pass
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“nor was the case presented one which otherwise authorized or called for the exercise by the court of its powers as a court of equity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.