Reed v. Robilio’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Mansfield Ry Co v. Swan · City of Indianapolis v. Chase Nat Bank of City of New York · Smith v. Sperling · Sutton v. English · Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68
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.
“on whatever terms and at whatever price it deems to be to the best interests of my estate; provided, however, that this interest shall not be sold without first giving my wife an opportunity either to purchase this interest or to sell her interest on the same terms and conditions that my Executor has agreed to sell my interest.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Reed v. Commissioner
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.