Abel v. Gousha’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 district · 1 state decisions

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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * the gravamen of the complaint is that they acted improperly as a corporate body in discharging the plaintiff. No individual action by any member of the board is complained about by the plaintiff. * * * the complaint does not state a cause of action against the individual members of the board, and they are entitled to dismissal as individuals. * * * ” Abel v. Gousha, 313 F.Supp. 1030, 1031 (E.D.Wis.1970).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carpenter v. City of Greenfield School District No. 6 · Lessard v. Van Dale

2. ““Insofar as the complaint seeks damages against the school board, the action must fail since the school board is not a person within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 , 81 S.Ct. 473 , 5 L.Ed.2d 492 (1961). However, the plaintiff also demands reinstatement to her position as a teacher, and such action for relief is not foreclosed by Monroe v. Pape.’’ 313 F.Supp. at 1031 . [Emphasis Added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 336 F. Supp. 1255 - Wolfe v. O'NEILL