Lee v. Thermal Engineering Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roland Electrical Co. v. Walling · Wilder Corp. v. Wilke · Hitachi Data Systems Corp. v. Leatherman · First Union Nat. Bank of SC v. Soden · Burns v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Where a word is not defined in a statute, our appellate courts have looked to the usual dictionary meaning to supply its meaning.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“(a) contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders; (b) is compensated, in whole or in part by commission; (c) does not place orders or purchase for his own account or for resale; and (d) does not sell or take orders for the sale of product to the ultimate consumer.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“In order to recover attorney’s fees and punitive damages, Lee must fit within the parameters of a ‘sales representative’ as defined in this Act. The evidence at trial was that Lee solicited orders of control panels to manufacturers, who in turn used the items to manufacture equipment. Thus, those placing the orders were, for the most part, the ulti mate consumer or end- user of the product.”
1 later decision 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.