Baker v. Coombs’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc. · 92 Ill. 2d 13 - Pelham v. Griesheimer · Scifres v. Kraft · 19 Cal. App. 3d 769 - Donald v. Garry · Cantrell Supply, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, stipulations, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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