Hollifield v. Everhart’s Empirical Analysis
1953
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
December 1958
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Thomas v. Motor Lines · Insurance Co. v. . McCraw · Smith v. . Sink · McLaney v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Mayberry
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“in the construction of a pleading for the purpose of determining its effect its allegations shall be liberally construed with a view to substantial justice between the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Lee“ordinarily relevant inferences of fact necessarily deducible therefrom, are also admitted, but the principle does not extend to admissions of conclusions or inferences of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Lee
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.