Hafer v. Hafer’s Empirical Analysis
1885
Citation profile
47 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 47 later decisions — most recently July 2000 · most notably McNutt v. McNutt (1888), Davis v. Miller (2000)
47 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Pierce v. . Pierce · McGee v. McGee · Naill v. Maurer · Andrews v. Andrews · McMahill v. McMahill
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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It would seem from the authorities, that agreements of this kind are generally looked upon by the courts with favor, and are to be liberally interpreted with a view of carrying out the intentions of the persons engaging in them. . . .” (p.459.)”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““We search the record in vain, however, for any testimony that will sustain the finding- that there was any deceit practiced by Godfrey Hafer, or that his conversation and conduct in the transaction were other than open, honest, and fair. . . . The mere fact that he may not have disclosed his assets and liabilities in detail to her, will not, in the absence of anything showing fraud or deceit, invalidate the contract, nor will it raise a presumption of fraudulent concealment; ■ and especially is this so where the terms and provisions of the contract are so manifestly fair and reasonable as in this case.” (p. 462.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Watson v. Watson““In view of these considerations, and of the policy of the law which has been so frequently stated by this court, we think the right of occupancy of the homestead by the family of the intestate is not affected or disturbed by the ante-nuptial contract.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re Estate of Neis
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.