Thomas v. Patterson’s Empirical Analysis
1959
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 1961
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 162 · 26 U.S.C. § 62
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.
“6. The Company requires those employees, agents, supervisors, superintendents, home office officials who are invited and their spouses to attend the annual meetings of the Torch Club. This requirement is not a condition of continued employment, but failure to attend without adequate reason is frowned upon and adversely affects his future promotion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Patterson v. Thomas“attendance of those present upon the scheduled program is required and plaintiffs did so attend.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Patterson v. Thomas
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.