Gilbert v. Barkes’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
2
states following
September 2016
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ludwig v. Johnson · Craft v. Rice · Special Fund v. Francis · Hilen v. Hays · Meyers v. Chapman Printing Co., Inc.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is certainly the policy of the state to uphold marriage vows. However, we see no benefit in discouraging or penalizing persons who realize, before making these vows, that for whatever reason, they are unprepared to take such an important step.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“it is clear that Ms. Barkes has not alleged facts which could even begin to support a claim for IIED.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“affirmatively demonstrate the parties' final and serious intent to enter into marriage”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.