Whedbee v. . Ruffin’s Empirical Analysis
1926
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 2004
most recently cited
3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The right to sue as a pauper is a favor granted by the court and remains throughout the trial in the power and discretion of the court.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the matter of taxing costs is a collateral matter [to requiring plaintiff to pay a deposit], and, if any injustice has been done to the plaintiff in this respect, he must make a motion as provided by law for the retaxing or proper taxing of costs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“taxing the costs against him, after having been allowed to sue as a pauper.”
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.