Sargent v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
521 F.2d 1260 · 1975
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · Transportation-Communication Division — Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express And Station Employes v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company · George J. Gallon v. The Lloyd-Thomas Company, a Corporation · Lockwood v. Hercules Powder Co. · Dryden v. Dryden
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Yet, we think the present appeal fails to appreciate the salutary purpose and importance of Rule 54(b). The efficient administration of justice requires avoidance of piecemeal appeal and interlocutory adjudication””
2 later decisions 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.