Ruiz v. Hedges’s Empirical Analysis
1961
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
May 1968
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lipe v. Bradbury · Seay v. Lea County Sand and Gravel Company · Apodaca v. Allison · Rhodes v. Cottle Construction Company · New Mexico State Highway Department v. Bible
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Total disability, within the Workman’s Compensation Act, may be said to exist when, considering the age, education, training, general physical and mental capacity and adaptability of the workman, he is unable by reason of his accidental injury to obtain and retain gainful employment.” Rhodes v. Cottle Construction Co, 68 N.M. 18 , 357 P.2d 672 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.