Bedell v. Colby’s Empirical Analysis
1947
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
5
states following
May 1955
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Eaton v. Eaton · Parker v. Cobe · Sanborn v. Sanborn · Peaslee v. Rounds · Eastman v. First 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““But there seems no need to invoke a legislative act here to accomplish the desired result. Our courts are not disposed to follow arbitrary rules, English or otherwise, at what appears to be the expense of justice.””
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.