Winne v. . Winne’s Empirical Analysis
1901
Citation profile
100 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 105 later decisions — most recently May 1999 · most notably In Re Simons (1918), Hood v. McGehee (1915)
100 state decisions — followed in 20 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Sharkey v. McDermott · 15 E.H. Smith 353 - Ostrom v. . Greene · Freeman v. . Freeman · Sprague v. . Cochran · Shakespeare v. . Markham
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 105 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It has been suggested that such a contract might be in conflict with the statute relating to wills and to their manner of execution. This was not a contract in the nature of a testamentary disposition of the decedent’s property. On the contrary, it was a contract to be chiefly executed during the life of the decedent, with compensation to be made at her death. It was a method adopted to provide for the payment by her for •the custody, control and services of the plaintiff during his minority. It may be observed in passing that the decedent before her death received the full consideration provided for by the agreement.” (Page 268.)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““If, however, the plaintiff, instead of following her admonitions, and thus becoming an upright and respected man, had become dissolute or otherwise led an unworthy life, and thus entailed upon her sorrow and disgrace, the court might well have refused this relief.” (Page 272.)”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““While we are of the opinion that specific performance of this contract was properly awarded, this decision is based solely upon the findings of the trial court and the particular facts and circumstances of this case. Yet it must not be regarded as an authority for maintaining' such an action under different circumstances or upon other proof, as the granting or denial of such relief always rests in the sound discretion of the court, and should be denied, unless the agreement is fair and just and its enforcement equitable.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Doppmann v. Doppmann
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.