Bennett v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 1974
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. Martin · Fred v. Asbury · Hinkle v. Hinkle · Speck v. Dodson · Giers v. Hudson
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.
““In the construction of family agreements for the distribution of the property of intestates, the courts, while seeking the real intent of the parties as revealed in the agreement, will, in the absence of fraud or mistake, adhere strictly to the terms thereof.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gannaway v. Godwin““Courts of equity have uniformly upheld and sustained family arrangements in reference to property where no fraud or imposition was practiced.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gannaway v. Godwin
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.