Ballaron v. Equitable Shipyards, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 368 So. 2d 1009 - Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co. v. International Harvester · 375 So. 2d 1386 - Jaubert v. Crowley Post-Signal, Inc. · Gil v. Metal Service Corp. · 414 So. 2d 379 - Barrios v. Rheem Manufacturing Co. · 393 So. 2d 243 - Jackson v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Bd.
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(1) the exercise of rights exclusively for the purpose of harming another or with the predominant motive to cause harm; “(2) the non-existence of a serious and legitimate interest that is worthy of judicial protection; “(3) the use of the right in violation of moral rules, good faith or elementary fairness; or “(4) the exercise of the right for a purpose other than that for which it was granted.””
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.