Lane v. Graves’s Empirical Analysis

518 F.2d 965 · 1975

Citation profile

cited by 24 later decisions

states following

January 1983

most recently cited

21 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291

Relies on Stewart v. Bishop · United States v. June · Theodore Wooten v. The First National Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, Vernon Cryer v. The First National Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota

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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“an express determination that there is no just reason for delay”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Dyhouse v. Baylor · Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted Gest
“an express direction for the entry of judgment”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted Gest · Rev. Sharon L. Scarrella et Al.,

How this case has been treated — in progress

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