Abernathy v. Boyd’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1980
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mitchell v. Carson · Murfreesboro Bank & Trust Co. v. Evans
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.
“". . . the question of to whom the property, or any portion thereof, belonged was to be resolved by reference to who paid for it.” 364 S.W.2d at 351 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Pierce v. Woods
How this case has been treated — in progress
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