Ballard v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · O'Sullivan v. Felix · Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. · Beard v. Stephens · Hawkins v. Town of Shaw
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]o determine which limitations period the state would apply, the court must first look at the essential nature of the allegations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. King v. Otasco, Inc.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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