Benson v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wong v. University of Massachusetts · Albahari v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 16 Mass. App. Ct. 519 - Rein v. Town of Marshfield · Gunderson's Case · Chambers v. Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
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.
“The [Superior Court] judge decided the case on cross motions for summary judgment; therefore, we give no deference to [his] decision and review the order de novo.”
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.