Keel v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1991
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Montgomery v. Wise · Ludeman v. Armbruster · Standard Savings Loan Association v. Acton · Van Meter v. Field · Girdner v. Girdner
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * and no deed, mortgage or contract relating to the homestead exempt by law, except a lease for a period not exceeding one (1) year, shall be valid unless in writing and subscribed by both husband and wife, where both are living and not divorced, or legally separated, except to the extent hereinafter provided. * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Atkinson v. Barr
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.