Winn v. Lackey’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
3
states following
August 1988
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Trimble v. Gordon · Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Reese · Lucas v. Handcock · Nagle v. Wood · Lovejoy v. Lillie
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“For the purpose of inheritance to, through, and from an illegitimate child, such child shall be treated the same as if he were the legitimate child of his mother, so that he and his issue shall inherit from his mother and from his maternal kindred, both descendants, ascendants, and collaterals in all degrees, and they may inherit from him”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Reed v. Campbell“1. If he is born or conceived before or during the marriage of his father and mother; 2. If he is legitimized by court decree as provided in Chapter 13 of the Family Code; or 3. If the father has executed a statement of paternity as provided in Section 13.22 of the Family Code or a like statement properly executed in another jurisdiction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Reed v. Campbell
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.