Johnson v. Hawkins’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 193rd Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on City of Keller v. Wilson · Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc. · Dow Chemical Co. v. Francis · Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Ellis · EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Robinson
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whether the party's conduct was intentional or the result of conscious indifference is a question of fact to be determined by the trial court in its discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ransom v. Gibson“A trial court abuses its discretion when it acts in an arbitrary and unreasonable manner, or when it acts without reference to any guiding principles.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ransom v. Gibson
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.