Sheldrake Estate’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
27
cited by 27 later decisions
1
states following
August 1978
most recently cited
27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McWilliams v. McCabe · State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Semple · Johnson Estate · Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance v. Rose · Mohney Estate
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`(1) While the grant of a petition for a declaratory judgment is a matter of sound judicial discretion:”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“shall not debar a party from the privilege of obtaining a declaratory judgment or decree in any case where the other essentials to such relief are present. . . .”
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.