Mears v. Olin’s Empirical Analysis
527 F.2d 1100 · 1975
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · Harris v. Smith · Hoppe v. Midwest Conveyor Co. · Snodgrass v. Nelson
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We cannot review the case de novo. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, * * * bear[ing] in mind that the trial judge has had the better opportunity to weigh the credibility of the witnesses.”
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.