Sheehan v. Sheehan’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
38 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 40 later decisions — most recently March 2023 · most notably Dalrymple v. Brown (1997), Doe v. Roe (1998)
38 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Jepson v. Stubbs · Doe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City · Dixon v. Shafton · Chemical Workers Basic Union Local No. 1744 v. Arnold Savings Bank · Devault v. Truman
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[F]or the purposes of section 516.100 to 516.370, the cause of action shall not be deemed to accrue when the wrong is done or the technical breach of contract or duty occurs, but when the damage resulting therefrom is sustained and is capable of ascertainment....”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“' objectively could have discovered or made known the fact of damage. '”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“That as a direct and proximate result of the willful, wanton, malicious, negligent per se, reckless, selfish, outrageous, unlawful and felonious actions and conduct of defendant as aforesaid, plaintiff sustained and suffered and continues to sustain and suffer the following consequential injuries and damages, to wit: a) Severe emotional and psychological injury, distress, anguish, fear and insecurity; b) Poor self-esteem, poor self-confidence, feelings of self-hate, worthlessness, self-disgust, self destructive inclinations, choices, tendencies and behaviors; c) Childhood without sense of safety and security, emotionally distressful memories of childhood commensurate therewith; d) Substantial expenses incurred for reasonable and necessary medical and psychological hospitalization, treatment, counseling and therapy.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. K.G. v. R.T.R. · Kg v. Rtr
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.