Bates v. Hensley’s Empirical Analysis
414 F.2d 1006 · 1969
Citation profile
19 federal appellate · 5 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently April 1992 · most notably White v. Pence (1992), Fireman's Fund Insurance v. AALCO Wrecking Co. (1972)
19 federal appellate · 5 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on United Gas Improvement Co. v. Continental Oil Co. · Wright v. Osborn · Kaley v. Huntley · Branscum v. Glaser · Cumberland Farms Northern, Inc. v. Maine Milk Commission
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'may conduct its own evaluation of the evidence. It may weigh the evidence, disbelieve witnesses, and grant a new trial even where there is substantial evidence to sustain the verdict.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In its review of the evidence when passing upon a motion for new trial, the trial court is not limited to viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party. It may weigh evidence, disbelieve witnesses, and grant a new trial even when there is substantial evidence to sustain the verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.