Weigel v. Weigel’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
18 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently June 2012
18 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 Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc. · Pavelic v. Marvel Entertainment Group · Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles · Golden Eagle Distributing Corp. v. Burroughs Corp.
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“13. Throughout the entire modification proceedings attorney Tom Polking vehemently argued [that] Elmer Schettler had experienced unanticipated substantial growth and some of that should be shared with his ex-wife and children in the form of increased support. The trial court, the Court of Appeals, and the Iowa Supreme Court agreed there was substantial change in Elmer's circumstances, though not in Jane's, and ordered increased child support. 14. In the instant case, Attorney Tom Polking adopted a diametrically opposed viewpoint alleging defendants had conspired to defraud Jane before the time of dissolution by undervaluing the same corporation. The accuracy of "book value," however, remained undisputed throughout both actions. 15. Attorney Tom Polking thus within a six month period intentionally filed two separate actions asserting inconsistent theories of recovery.... 16. Further, attorney Tom Polking filed fraud, conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty claims against this defendant without factual support. .... 19. Under the provisions of I.R.C.P. 80(a), the effect of ... Tom Polking's signature to the petition is a certificate that counsel had read the petition, and to the best of counsel's knowledge, information and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, said petition was well grounded in fact and warranted by existing law.... .... Wherefore, defendants ... pray this court ... enter judgment against ... Polking for ... damages ... resulting from the filing of the groun”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“certify that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, formed after a reasonable inquiry, the pleading, motion, or other paper is (1) well grounded on the facts and (2) warranted either by existing law or by a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“may depend on such factors as the time available to the signer for investigation; whether the signer had to rely on a client for information as to the facts underlying the pleading, motion, or other paper; whether the pleading, motion, or other paper was based on a plausible view of the law; or whether the signer depended on forwarding counsel or another member of the bar.”
2 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.