Mendez v. Blackburn’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1969
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Malone v. Howell · Swenson v. Cahoon · Wilson v. Bachrach · Swenson v. Cahoon · Goodrich v. Lawrence
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“such acts were entirely beyond the scope of their authority as deputy sheriffs. * * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“that the alleged acts were done without the knowledge and consent”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the alleged acts were not directed or ordered”
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.