Olson v. Stone’s Empirical Analysis
588 F.2d 1316 · 1978
Citation profile
25 federal appellate · 12 district · 7 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 71 later decisions — most recently September 2018 · most notably Teamsters Chauffeurs Warehousemen and Helpers Union Local No v. Superline Transportation Company Inc (1992), Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. Denver, City and County Of (1994)
25 federal appellate · 12 district · 7 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 Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co. · Gomes v. Williams · Central Operating Co. v. Utility Workers of America · Consolidated Masonry & Fireproofing, Inc. v. Wagman Construction Corp. · Universal Film Exchanges, Inc. v. Lust
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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[M]ere legal conclusions, general denials, or simple assertions that the movant has a meritorious defense”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“courts have established the further requirement that a movant demonstrate the existence of a meritorious defense.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] party seeking to establish excusable neglect must plead and prove it. The opposing party is entitled to present controverting evidence demonstrating the absence of excusable neglect ....”
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.