Riggs v. . Palmer

Decided October 8, 1889. Robert Earl wrote the opinion for the court.

22 N.E. 188 · Cited 472 times

Official text

Read the full opinion (CourtListener)

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• New York Mutual Life Insurance v. Armstrong · 117 U.S. 591

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Unzueta v. Ocean View School District · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1689
• Bird v. Plunkett · 139 Conn. 491
• Barker v. Kallash · 91 A.D.2d 372
• In Re the Estates of Covert · 761 N.E.2d 571
• Barker v. Kallash · 63 N.Y.2d 19
• Estate of Foleno Ex Rel. Thomas v. Estate of Foleno · 772 N.E.2d 490
• Campbell v. Thomas · 73 A.D.3d 103
• Wall v. Pfanschmidt · 265 Ill. 180
• Price v. Hitaffer · 165 A. 470
• Welsh v. James · 95 N.E.2d 872
• Latham v. Father Divine · 85 N.E.2d 168
• Oleff, Admr. v. Hodapp, Gdn. · 195 N.E. 888
• Alami v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. · 766 N.E.2d 574
• In Re Estate of Duncans · 246 P.2d 445
• Gallimore v. Washington · 666 A.2d 1200
• East Coast Novelty Co., Inc. v. City of New York · 842 F. Supp. 117
• Duncan v. Schoeffler · 40 Wash. 2d 850
• Craig V. v. Mia W. · 116 A.D.2d 130
• Plumley v. Bledsoe · 613 S.E.2d 102
• McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. · 7 N.Y.2d 465
• Bradley v. Fox · 129 N.E.2d 699
• Ellerson v. . Westcott · 42 N.E. 540
• California School Employees Ass'n v. Governing Board of South Orange County Community College District · 21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 451
• In Re Estate of Kissinger · 206 P.3d 665
• Hoss v. Hoge · 166 Wash. 2d 120

Explore from here

Robert Earl’s Judicial Record · N.Y. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).