Richards v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
March 1966
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McFarland v. Connally · Reese v. Davitte · McGee v. McGee · Maxwell v. Maxwell
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Upon reading, reviewing and examining all of the pleadings on file, all of plaintiff’s sworn pleadings on file herein and the oral deposition of defendant, William L. Richards, taken herein on November 15, 1963, and after hearing evidence and full and complete argument of counsel, the Court is of the opinion that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment should be in all things sustained.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Richards v. Allen
How this case has been treated — in progress
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