Sharp v. Sharp’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
December 1990
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Succession of Todd · State v. De Soto · Baham v. Stewart Bros. & Co. · Harvey v. Engler · S. Blum & Co. v. Wyly
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Shelby Sharp should be afforded the opportunity to appear in court and deny the charge of fraud which has been brought against him in the instant case. He cannot be condemned without an opportunity of being heard, and the court in his absence cannot pass upon the validity of the sale he made."”
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.