Johnson v. Meehan’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
101 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · Rhodes v. Chapman · Plyler v. Doe · Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson
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 101 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In deciding a motion for summary judgment, the trial court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.”
17 later decisions quote this exact passage“Practice Book § 384 provides that summary judgment `shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, affidavits and any other proof submitted show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.'”
15 later decisions quote this exact passage“In ruling on a motion for summary judgment the court's function is not to decide issues of material fact, but rather, to determine whether any such issues exist.”
4 later decisions 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.