Johnson v. Buckley’s Empirical Analysis
317 F.2d 644 · 1963
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
April 1985
most recently cited
7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Revlon, Inc. v. Buchanan · Mississippi Central R. R. v. Lott · Robirtson v. Gulf S.I.R. Co.
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he quantity and quality of proof necessary to make out a case for submission to a jury in a federal court are determined by federal law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hull v. Merck & Co.
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.