French v. Jeffries’s Empirical Analysis
161 F.2d 97 · 1947
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wayne United Gas Co. v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. · Du Bois v. Kirk · Cowell v. Springs Co. · George v. Victor Talking Machine Co. · Elastic Fabrics Company v. Smith
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.
“"It seems absurd to contend that appellant by this notice intended to appeal from the decree of July 2, 1946. It is clear to us that that part of the notice, following the date `October 7, 1946,' merely described those portions of the court's ruling on that date which were objectionable to appellant."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“"* * * to accept her construction of her language would be a clear violation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as of the rules of this court, which require that she should specify and designate the decree or decrees from which she desires to appeal, and no such appeal shall be allowed unless application therefor be duly made within three months after the entry of such judgment or decree."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“from the final decree entered on October 7, 1946, overruling [the] motion to vacate or modify the decree entered July 2, 1946”
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.