In re MacDowell’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
3
states following
October 2004
most recently cited
11 state decisions
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““respondent neglected and failed to render timely decisions with respect to at least 44 written motions presented to the City Court in criminal proceedings, to the detriment and prejudice of the rights of the parties to said proceedings. In some instances the delay in deciding these motions was one and one-half years.” In the Matter of Albert S. MacDowell, 393 N.Y.S.2d 748, 750 , 57 A.D.2d 169, 171 (1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re Weeks
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.