Foval v. Benton’s Empirical Analysis
1893
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
February 1924
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lewis v. . Smith · Board of Supervisors v. Mineral Point Railroad · Straight v. Harris
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.
““ The only decree that could have been rendered, if the question had been raised as to her rights, would have been to sell subject to her ‘ incumbrance.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.