Ahearn v. Ahearn’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 2008
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hopper v. All Pet Animal Clinic, Inc. · 153 Ill. App. 3d 317 - Lavaja v. Carter · Springer v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Wyoming · Stadtfeld v. Stadtfeld · Hawkes v. Lewis
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.
“[A]fter competent parties have solemnly contracted and agreed to certain conditions, courts should exercise restraint in nullifying the terms thereof or rewriting the contract. It is said that this is “a dangerous jurisdiction which should not be extended.” It does not extend so far as to authorize a court of equity to disregard and set aside a valid stipulation of the parties upon the performance of which their rights are made to depend in the absence of some equitable basis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Reynolds v. Milatzo
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.