Furman v. Nichol’s Empirical Analysis
75 U.S. 44 · 1868
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 57 later decisions (27 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 1928 · most notably Spencer v. Merchant (1888), People of State of New York Bryant v. Zimmerman (1928)
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 9 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.
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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Be it enacted’ that the bills or notes of the said corporation originally made payable, or which shall have become payable on demand, in gold or silver coin, shall be receivable at the treasury of this State, and by all tax-collectors and other public officers, in all payments for taxes or other moneys due to the State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Keith v. Clark“that the bills or notes of the said corporation, originally made payable, or which shall have become payable, on demand, in gold or silver coin, shall be receivable at the treasury of this State, and by all tax-collectors and other public officers, in all payments for taxes and other moneys due to the State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Keith v. Clark“The State of Tennessee, through its legislature, in 1888, thought proper to create a bank ‘ in its name and for its benefit.’ It was essentially a State institution. The State owned the capital and received the profits, appointed its directors, and pledged its faith and credit for its support.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Keith v. Clark
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.