275 Ill. App. 3d 769 - Murphy v. Lower’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 158 Ill. 2d 391 - Bonaguro v. the County Officers Electoral Board · 161 Ill. 2d 200 - In Re CE · 176 Ill. App. 3d 498 - People v. Orr · 137 Ill. 2d 1 - In Re Estate of Greenspan · 250 Ill. App. 3d 282 - In Re Estate of Nelson
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.
“"No recipient of services shall be subjected to electro-convulsive therapy, or to any unusual, hazardous, or experimental services or psychosurgery, without his written and informed consent. If the recipient is a minor or is under guardianship, such recipient's parent or guardian is authorized, only with the approval of the court, to provide informed consent for participation of the ward in any such services which the guardian deems to be in the best interests of the ward." (405 ILCS 5/2-110 (West 1992).)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“However, Doctor Nabatian testified Mrs. Austwick was unable to distinguish between right and wrong, and therefore she lacked the capacity to make an informed decision regarding whether to accept or refuse ECT. Rachel Velez Smith, a social worker in the Public Guardian's office, testified that in 1992 or 1993 she spoke with some of Mrs. Austwick's family members, who said Mrs. Austwick had been an”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“of medications existed that could be used to treat Mrs. Austwick, and according to his testimony, those medications have few risks compared to the side effects associated with ECT. Further, when he asked Mrs. Austwick whether she wanted ECT, she refused, saying”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.