Goldstein v. Mortenson’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 345th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 362
Relies on In Re King's Estate · Baxter v. Palmigiano · Cain v. Bain · Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner · Kindred v. Con/Chem, 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]here must be a preconceived plan and unity of design and purpose.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“A conspiracy to defraud on the part of two or more persons means a common purpose, supported by a concerted action to defraud, that each has the understanding that the other has that purpose.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Civil conspiracy requires a meeting of the minds between two or more persons to accomplish an unlawful purpose or to accomplish a lawful purpose by unlawful means.”
2 later decisions 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.