Johnston v. Shapp’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
August 2006
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Taylor · West Penn Sand & Gravel Co. v. Shippingport Sand Co.
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The rules shall be liberally construed to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action or proceeding to which they are applicable. The court at every stage of any such action or proceeding may disregard any error or defect of procedure which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.” .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hoover v. Cummings
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.