Mosrie v. Trussell’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 12 district · 11 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 40 later decisions — most recently May 2023 · most notably Mastro v. Potomac Electric Power Co. (2006), White v. Fraternal Order of Police (1990)
8 federal appellate · 12 district · 11 state decisions
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 Afro-American Publishing Co. v. Jaffe · Alfred A. Altimont, Inc. v. Chatelain, Samperton & Nolan · Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Robinson · National Disabled Soldiers' League, Inc. v. Haan · Dickins v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]f the language of the communication and the circumstances attending its publication by the defendant are as consistent with the non-existence of malice as with its existence, there is no issue for the jury, and it is the duty of the trial court to direct a verdict for the defendant.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“the doing of an act without just cause or excuse, with such a conscious indifference or reckless disregard as to its results or effects upon the rights or feelings of others as to constitute ill will.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“court looks to the primary motive by which the defendant is apparently inspired; and, the fact that he feels resentment and indignation towards the plaintiff and enjoys defaming him will not forfeit the privilege so long as the primary purpose is to further the interest which is entitled to protection.”
3 later decisions 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.