Davis v. Singleton’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 1979
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wiggins v. Finch · Montford v. . Simmons · Roberts v. . Connor · Rose v. Patterson · Rose v. . Patterson
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The action is against the representative in his official capacity if it: (a) asserts a claim against the estate; (b) involves the settlement of his accounts; or (c) involves the distribution of the estate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.