DeCosta v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
January 1994
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Kirchner v. New Home Sewing MacHine Co. · Kutun v. Kranz
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A mistaken belief as to the nonexistence of presently existing injury is a prerequisite to avoidance of a release.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.