Behl v. Duffin’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · Spencer v. Kemna · Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Sullivan · Lindsey v. Normet
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.
“[i]n a mandamus proceeding, damages are not allowed unless the trial court issues the writ'”
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.