Scherer v. Hanson’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
2
states following
July 2003
most recently cited
13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Firoved v. General Motors Corporation · Stevens v. School Board of Independent School District No. 271 · Peters v. Waters Instruments, Inc. · Weidemann v. Kemper Insurance Group
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Before an action should be dismissed for failure to prosecute, it must be shown: (1) that the delay prejudiced the defendant, and (2) that the delay was unreasonable and inexcusable.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) The court may on its own motion, or upon motion of a party, and upon such notice as it may prescribe, dismiss an action or claim for failure to prosecute or to comply with these rules or any order of the court.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.