Benjamin v. Mattler’s Empirical Analysis
1893
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1922
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hall v. . Lauderdale · Chicago Dock Co. v. Kinzie · Rickards v. Cunningham · Chicago & Wilmington Coal Co. v. Liddell · Trustees of Schools v. Wright
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It is in the nature of an action on the case at common law for deceit. The nature of the action is plain and unmistakable.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Flora v. Hoeft
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.