Davis v. Barnfield’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
September 2017
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co. · 613 So. 2d 359 - Wilma Corp. v. Fleming Foods of Alabama · Jones v. Jones · Putnam v. Putnam · 705 So. 2d 453 - Jordan v. Mitchell
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"`A constructive trust is a creature of equity which operates to prevent unjust enrichment. When a trial judge [is asked to] exercise his equitable discretion and [to] impose a constructive trust, we will not disturb his decision unless it is clearly erroneous.'"”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“`To withdraw an oral contract from the Statute [of Frauds], one must pay some or all of the purchase price and be put in possession of the land by the seller.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A constructive trust may be found only where a fraud or an inequity demand a result that may not be had at law.”
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.