Abrahams v. Medlicott’s Empirical Analysis
1911
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Taft, Trustee v. Hartford, Providence and Fishkill R.R. · Deniston v. Terry · Williams v. Board of County Commissioners · Kansas Mutual Life Ass'n v. Hill · Dutton v. Citizens' National Bank
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"One who invests money in a building and loan association, receiving as evidence of his investment a document in two parts, one in the form of a certificate of deposit for the amount paid, drawing annual interest based on the earnings of the business, the other in the form of a certificate that he is a member of the association and the owner of a share of its stock, is a stockholder and not merely a creditor, unless the by-laws forbid such conclusion; and held, that the by-laws of the association here involved do not forbid it.” (Syl. 111.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Thus it appears that this stock really represents the holder’s interest in the corporation, differing from other classes of stock in respect to the holder’s share of the annual earnings, and to the right of withdrawal upon the conditions named, and the right of the corporation to retire the stock. The holder is, however, a member of the corporation, with a voice in its management and a share in its liabilities.” (p. 110.)”
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.