Stilley v. James’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
28
cited by 28 later decisions
1
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Spencer Gifts, Inc. v. Olitsky · Sikes v. Bancboston Mortgage Corp. · Wallace v. Broyles · Adams v. Arthur · George v. Jefferson Hosp. Ass'n, Inc.
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]ny person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.”
3 later decisions 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.