Thomas v. McLean Coal Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
September 1974
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Prettyman v. Irwin · Gibson v. Pittsburgh Transportation Co. · Bovaird & Seyfang Manufacturing Co. v. Ferguson · Mayo v. James Lees & Sons Co. · Kees v. Clark
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An action may be commenced by filing with the prothonotary (1) a praecipe for a writ of summons . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The writ . . . shall be served by the sheriff within thirty (30) days after issuance. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.