Hoefer v. Wilckens’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
June 1992
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on First Security Bank of Bozeman v. Tholkes · Gallatin Trust and Savings Bank v. Darrah · Jumping Rainbow Ranch v. Conklin
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.
“Implied consent to trial of issues not raised in the pleadings will only be effective where the apparent consenting party has received adequate notice that new issues will be raised at trial. It is a fundamental question of due process of law: the right to notice.”
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.