Richards v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
1
states following
October 1967
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Alexander v. Hagedorn · Toebelman v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co. · Biggins v. Oltmer Iron Works · Kelly v. Wright · Buratti & Montandon v. Tennant
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Supporting and opposing affidavits shall be made on personal knowledge, shall set forth such facts as would be admissible in evidence, and shall show affirmatively that the affiant is competent to testify to the matters stated therein.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Murfee v. Oquin
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.