Becnel v. Montz’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
2
states following
May 1998
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Colgin v. Security Storage & Van Co. · Allison v. Pick · 24 So. 2d 200 - Woodward v. Barringer · E. Levy & Co. v. Shreveport Plumbing Co. · Gray v. Feazel
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.
“"The burden is on the plaintiff to prove a verbal contract, the basis of the suit." ... "A contract arises only where both parties thereto have agreed to its terms." ... "Where testimony clearly establishes that minds of both parties to contract did not meet touching primary matters involved, consent was absent and contract is invalid." ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Blann v. Aldige“A contract arises only where both parties thereto have agreed to its terms.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Blann v. Aldige
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.