Byrn v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
6
states following
May 2007
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of Greenville · Gilbert v. Mid-South MacHinery Co. · Collier v. Green · Lawlor v. SCHEPER · Turner v. Carey
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““If the representations are made by the agent as a part of the negotiation for the purpose of bringing about the sale, and by means of this it is brought about, the conveyance made, and the proceeds of the sale received, this brings the case within the general rule that a principal is responsible for such acts of his agent as are done within the scope of his authori ty, whether authorized or not, except by the general authority to do the principal act.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Dyer v. Johnson
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.