Assmann v. Friedman’s Empirical Analysis
1928
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 1957
most recently cited
2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Our courts hold that specific performance will not be enforced where there is doubt in the mind of the court of chancery as to the marketability of the title. The court will not compel the defendant to buy a lawsuit.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“on the death of the adopting parent or parents,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“An Act providing for the adoption of children”
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.