Knudson v. Pederson’s Empirical Analysis
1926
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bank of Richards v. Sheasgreen · Segerstrom v. Holland Piano Manufacturing Co. · Van Loon v. Griffin · O'Donnell v. Lesselyoung · Edelbrock v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“* * The uncontroverted statements in the affidavit, which, for the purposes of the motion, must be taken to be true, when shown at a trial, if one were had, would require the court to direct a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, hence plaintiff has made a fair showing that the issue tendered in the answer is not one which defendant has a right to have tried or submitted to a jury.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Simons v. Cowan
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.