Rutledge v. Swindle’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 2000
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State ex rel. Karr v. Taxing District of Shelby County · Haley v. Doochin · Hardin v. Williams · Garrett v. Perryman · 20 Tenn. App. 290 - Shirley v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W.
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.
““There is no hard and fast rule by which to determine whether laches has barred the remedy, but each case must depend upon its own peculiar facts. What period will constitute “a reasonable time” within the meaning of the rule laid down, is a question for the judicial discretion of the court in most cases, and its exercise of that discretion will not be revised, if not abused; but no unreasonable diligence will be required.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Brown v. Ogle
How this case has been treated — in progress
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