Thibodeau v. Hildreth’s Empirical Analysis
124 F. 892 · 1903
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently October 1946
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Hildreth v. Thibodeau
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Whereas Herbert L. Hildreth of Boston, candy manufacturer, is desirous •of having perfected and manufactured a certain machine or machines for use in the manufacture of candy, and especially for sizing, shaping, cutting, wrapping and packing, also the pulling of molasses candy, and whereas I, •Chas. Thibodeau, being a skilled mechanic, and desirous of entering the employ of said Hildreth for the purpose of constructing, improving and perfecting such machinery: Now, therefore, in consideration of such employment and of the payment of wages to me at the rate of ($3.25) three dollars and twenty-five cents per day, I hereby agree with said Hildreth to enter his •employ, and that I will give him my best services, and also the full benefit •and enjoyment of any and all inventions and improvements which I have made or may hereafter make relating to machines or devices .pertaining to-said Hildreth’s business. I also further agree that should said Hildreth not desire to patent any of said inventions or improvements, but to keep’ the same secret, I will do all in my power to assist him in this, and will not disclose any information as to the same or any of them, except at the request of said Hildreth. “Signed at Boston, Mass., this 29th day of May, 1897. “Charles Thibodeau.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hildreth v. Duff““This contract is neither unconscionable nor against public policy. Such an agreement is not uncommonly made by an employé with his employers, and it may be ■ necessary for the reasonable protection of the employer’s business.””
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.