Gunn v. Sutherland’s Empirical Analysis
1949
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
February 1959
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Breckinridge v. Breckinridge's Ex'rs · McKinney v. Mt. Sterling Nat. Bank
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.
“Postponement of enjoyment of the remainder is only for the purpose of letting in the particular estate, and upon the elimination of that estate in any manner at all the remainder vests in possession.”
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.