R. E. Crummer & Co. v. Nuveen’s Empirical Analysis
147 F.2d 3 · 1945
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 20 later decisions — most recently March 2012
12 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 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.
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““August 23, 1973 “Mr. Bob Koelling Interstate Industries, Inc. Thomas & Fairfield Avenues Michigan City, Indiana 46360 Dear Mr. Koelling: “In connection with the G.S.A. Contract Solicitation # 10054 dated August 14, 1973, we are pleased to advise you that we can meet the specifications called for for the plastic panels as specified on Page 10 as amended by Amendment # 1. “Barclite Fire Retardant Reinforced Fiberglass Panels-Flame Spread not exceeding 25 and not exceeding 150 for Smoke Development-G.S.A. special color Green smooth two sides in the following sizes. . A general offer must be distinguished from a general invitation to make an offer. ... A mere quotation of price must be distinguished from an offer. From the nature of the subject, the question whether certain acts or conduct constitute a definite proposal upon which a binding contract may be predicated without any further action on the part of the person from whom it proceeds or a mere preliminary step which is not susceptible, without further action by such party, of being converted into a binding contract depends upon the nature of the particular acts or conduct in question and the circumstances attending the transaction. It is impossible to formulate a general principle or criterion for its determination. Accordingly, whether a communication naming a price is a quotation or an offer depends upon the intention of the owner as it is manifested by the facts and circumstances of each particular case. .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In any event there can be no doubt that a positive offer may be made even by an advertisement or general notice. . . . The only general test which can be submitted as a guide is an inquiry whether the facts show that some performance was promised in positive terms in return for something requested.”
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.