Barnes v. Coffman’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
September 1996
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Stewart & Threadgill · Fraser v. Goldberg · Joseph v. Joseph · Pettitt v. Pettitt
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In factually complicated situations in which there are two or more possible grounds for recovery or defense, an undue burden would be placed upon an appellant. Having to try to guess the reason or reasons the trial judge rules against him should not be required.”
1 later decision 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.