Feldman v. Hoffman’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. White Consolidated Industries Inc Ct · Wiener v. California · Montgomery v. Philadelphia · Matson v. Margiotti · Stevenson v. Economy Bank of Ambridge
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[e]xcept as provided by subdivision [not relevant here], all affirmative defenses including ... immunity from suit ... shall be pleaded in a responsive pleading under the heading ' New Matter. '”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Pennsylvania courts have long recognized a limited exception to this rule and have allowed parties to plead the affirmative defense of immunity as a preliminary objection where the defense is clearly applicable on the face of the complaint.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the foundation of the suit even where a plaintiff does not attach such documents to its complaint,”
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.