Harrison v. Sheats’s Empirical Analysis
1985
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 77K (§ 11 of the Securities Act of 1933)
Relies on Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · Superintendent of Insurance of State of New York v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“There is no doubt, therefore, that the [non-settling] defendants, depending upon what basis their liability may be determined, may be entitled to contribution from any other person jointly found liable with them for violation of the Federal Securities Acts. The final resolution of that question, however, must await the trial of the action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Nelson v. Bennett
How this case has been treated — in progress
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