Aston v. Allison’s Empirical Analysis
1936
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Warner Elevator Manufacturing Co. v. Maverick · McBride v. Beakley · Fagan & Osgood v. Boyle Ice Machine Co. · City Nat. Bank of Wichita Falls v. Laughlin · Wichita Falls Sash & Door Co. v. Jackson
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.
““Mechanics, artisans and material men, of every class, shall have a lien upon the buildings and articles made or repaired by them for the value of their labor done thereon, or material furnished therefor; and the Legislature shall provide by law for the speedy and efficient enforcement of said liens.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Rhoades v. Miller
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.