Ginn v. MacAluso’s Empirical Analysis
1957
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 32 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently March 1976 · most notably Coca v. Arceo (1962), Gallegos Ex Rel. Estate of Gallegos v. Wallace (1964)
2 federal appellate · 32 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Whitaker v. Coleman · Michelson v. House · Agnew v. Libby · Paulos v. Janetakos · Telman v. Galles
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Real estate brokerage agreements required to be in writing. — Any agreement entered into subsequent to the first day of July, 1949, authorizing or employing an agent or broker to purchase or sell lands, tenements, or hereditaments or any interest in or concerning them, for a commission or other compensation, shall be void unless the agreement, or some memorandum or note thereof shall be in writing and signed by the person to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized. No such agreement or employment shall be considered exclusive unless specifically so stated therein.” § 70-1-43, N.M.S.A.1953, Compilation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kennedy v. Justus“"* * * In resolving this question we must view the testimony in the most favorable aspect it will bear in support of the plaintiff's claim of right to go to the jury. One contesting the right bears a heavy burden. Michelson v. House, 54 N.M. 197 , 218 P.2d 861, 863 . * * * "`* * * Litigants are entitled to the right of trial where there is the slightest doubt as to the facts. Ramsouer v. Midland Valley Railroad Co., D.C., 44 F. Supp. 523 ; Whitaker v. Coleman, 5 Cir., 115 F.2d 305 .'"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““True enough, she signed the document but she did not affix her signature. Instead, she signed the name of her husband, as the defendants’ testimony discloses, by his express consent and direction. If so, and the jury so finds, there can be no doubt of his liability under the statute.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kennedy v. Justus
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.