Eason v. Middleton’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
23 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Donald v. City National Bank of Dothan · Ray v. Montgomery · 388 So. 2d 529 - Whatley v. Cardinal Pest Control · Garig v. East End Memorial Hospital · 359 So. 2d 361 - Browning v. City of Gadsden
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he breach of an implied agreement to provide due and reasonable care is a tort claim only and will not support an action sounding in contract....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“"the opposing party may not rest on the mere allegations or denials in the original pleadings but must set forth, by affidavit or otherwise, sufficient facts showing a genuine issue for trial. " (Citation omitted.) (Emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Nettles v. Henderson“"Although it is not clear under which theory the plaintiff sought to add Wanda Middleton as a defendant, we assume that she was being added by the fictitious party provision of Rule 9(h), ARCP...." 398 So.2d at 247.”
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.