30 So. 3d 1108 - Mitchell v. VALTEAU’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams · Smith v. OUR LADY OF LAKE HOSP. · 977 So. 2d 880 - Samaha v. Rau · 483 So. 2d 908 - Simoneaux v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co., Inc. · 885 So. 2d 540 - King v. Parish National Bank
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[t]he only requirement is that the parties be given a fair opportunity to present their claim. Unless plaintiff shows a probable injustice a suit should not be delayed pending discovery when it appears at an early stage that there is no genuine issue of fact.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he jurisprudence holds that while parties must be given fair opportunity to carry out discovery and present their claim, there is no absolute right to delay action on [a] motion for summary judgment until discovery is complete.”
2 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.