Joyce v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 2011
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Union Chevrolet Co. v. Arrington · Estate of Jones v. Culley
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] guardian has no authority to act in behalf of a minor unless the guardian has posted the bond required by a decree of the chancellor giving the guardian authority to act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[e]very guardian, before he shall have authority to act, shall, ... enter into bond, ... in such penalty ... as the court may require ...”
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.