Bennett v. Cavanah’s Empirical Analysis
1945
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
October 1958
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hogg v. Caudill · Feld v. Prewitt, Sheriff of Montgomery Co.
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.
““ * * * by filing a petition * * * within fifteen days from the day of the primary election, stating the specific grounds relied upon for the contest. * * * No ground of contest by either party shall be filed or made more definite by amendment after the expiration of the time allowed by this section for filing the original plead-”
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.