Red Elk v. Stotts’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Morse v. Elmira Country Club · Armco, Inc. v. Penrod-Stauffer Building Systems, Inc. · Norlock v. City of Garland · Delta Steamships Lines, Inc. v. Albano · 570 F. Supp. 278 - Prather v. Raymond Const. 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“when ... service [under Rule 4(c)(2)(C)(ii) ] becomes effective: upon mailing, upon return, or, absent return, upon personal service.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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