Jones v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
1947
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
February 1968
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Comer v. Sheehan · Frazer v. First Nat. Bank of Mobile · English v. Key · Fielder v. Childs · Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. v. Smith
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.
““In all cases brought under subsections 1, 2 and 3 of section 46, Title 31, Code, there must exist a relation between the parties founded on the express or implied contract which estops the defendant from drawing the title of the owner into the controversy, and under subsection 4 of that statute, the action may be maintained if possession was obtained unlawfully. * * * »”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Faust v. Paramore
How this case has been treated — in progress
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