Heatransfer Corp. v. Volkswagenwerk, A. G.’s Empirical Analysis
553 F.2d 964 · 1977
Citation profile
63 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 129 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently January 2016 · most notably Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. (1992), Liquid Air Corp. v. Rogers (1987)
63 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 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 United States v. Grinnell Corp. · Brunswick Corporation v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat Inc · Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States
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 129 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The line to be drawn between expansion into new areas and growth in established ones is not easily defined and one that must be determined from the facts of each case.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“even though an antitrust plaintiff operates a going concern, he must demonstrate his preparedness and intent to expand that business into a new market if he claims that the expansion of that business into a new market has been foreclosed to him by the monopolistic activities of the defendant.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““A submarket may be determined by examining such practical indicia as industry or public recognition of the submarket as a separate economic entity, the product’s peculiar characteristics and uses, unique production facilities, distinct customers, distinct prices, sensitivity to price changes, and specialized vendors.””
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.