Franks v. Roades’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 329th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Authority · City of Keller v. Wilson · Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett · Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Knott · Montgomery v. Kennedy
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Guardianships are not inherently adversarial proceedings.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[C]onstruction of an unambiguous will or codicil is a question of law. And purely legal issues can never be the subject of a no-evidence motion for summary judgment. Because construction of the thirteen writings was a question of law, Dollie's no-evidence motion for summary judgment was improper. Consequently the trial court did not err in denying Dollie's motion for summary judgment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Issues not expressly presented to the trial court by written motion, answer or other response shall not be considered on appeal as grounds for reversal.”
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.