Workman v. Harrison’s Empirical Analysis
282 F.2d 693 · 1960
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 3 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 45 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 2005 · most notably National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco (1984), Cochise College Park Inc Hall v. Perry B-72-393 Phx Wpc (1983)
16 federal appellate · 4 district · 3 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Hatahley v. United States · Roxana Petroleum Co. v. Rice · Selected Investments Corporation, a Corporation v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee in Bankruptcy, of Selected Investments Corporation, a Corporation, and Selected Investments Trust Fund, J. S. Pledger v. Selected Investments Corporation, Selected Investments Corporation v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee, Walter D. Hart v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee, O'bryan, O'Bryan & O'Bryan v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee · Holmes v. McCray
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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The contract was then executory in nature, neither party having completely performed and the obligations of each remaining complex. There can be little doubt that the ultimate success of Capitol was highly speculative and that to go forward would require (Debtor) to expend large sums of money . . . The trial court properly permitted the rejection pursuant to Sec. 116 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 516 .”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. 408 F. Supp. 389 - Matter of Tilco, Inc. · In Re John McCandish King, Debtor in Proceedings for an Arrangement, John M. King, Debtor v. Charles A. Baer, Trustee, in Re King Resources Company and International Resources Limited, Debtors in Proceedings for Reorganization of Corporations, John M. King, the Colorado Corporation v. Charles A. Baer, Trustee“Upon approval of a petition, the judge may, in addition to the jurisdiction, powers and duties in this chapter conferred and imposed upon him and the court-(1) permit the rejection of executory contracts of the debtor, except contracts in the public authority, upon notice to the parties to such contracts and to such other parties in interest as the judge may designate.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A]n oral agreement to share in the profits and losses arising from the purchase and sale of real estate is not within the statute of frauds: and the existence of such partnership and the interest of the parties therein may be established by parol evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sperling v. Marler
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.