Verenes v. Alvanos’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
30
cited by 30 later decisions
1
states following
April 2019
most recently cited
30 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Knudson · Lollis v. Lollis · O'Shea v. Lesser · Bell, Probate Judge v. MacKey · Lester v. Dawson
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Characterization of an action as equitable or legal depends on the ... main purpose in bringing the action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a breach of fiduciary duty may sound in equity if the relief sought is equitable”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary ....”
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.