Sweet v. Roy’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
2 district · 26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. · State v. Catsam · Brueckner v. Norwich University
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) it is of the kind [the individual] is employed, to perform; (b) it occurs substantially within the authorized time and space limits [of the employment]; (c) it is actuated, at least in part, by a purpose to serve the master; and (d) if force is intentionally used ... the use of force is not unexpectable by the master.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of ... plan”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.