Biro v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

1990

Citation profile

150

cited by 150 later decisions

states following

July 2003

most recently cited

150 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on William Shields v. Robert R Barrow · Amodio v. Cunningham · Sturman v. Socha · Union Carbide Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · Gutowski v. City of New Britain

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 150 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“A party is necessary if its presence is absolutely required in order to assure a fair and equitable trial.”
33 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. D'Agostino v. Piasecki, No. Cv 92 0128084 (Mar. 11, 1996) · Torringford Farms v. City of Torrington, No. Cv 99-0081120 (Sep. 22, 2000)
“When any party wishes to contest . . . (3) The legal sufficiency of any such complaint. . .because of the absence of any necessary party, . . .that party may do so by filing a motion to strike the contested pleading or part thereof.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Peterson v. Heinssen, No. 63763 (Jun. 3, 1992) · 1991 Conn. Super. Ct. 3141 - Hartford a I Co. v. Barney, No. 381782 (Apr. 8, 1991)
“not necessary for the court to proceed to a decree, and do complete and final justice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Pri Capital Fdg. v. Eastern Cap. Fdg., No. Cv-01-0559410s (Feb. 19, 2003) · Pri Capital Funding v. Eastern Capital, No. Cv-01-0559410s (Feb. 19, 2003)

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.