Pradier v. Elespuru’s Empirical Analysis
641 F.2d 808 · 1981
Citation profile
40 federal appellate · 3 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 62 later decisions — most recently June 2023 · most notably Paracor Finance, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corp. (1996), Bell v. Cameron Meadows Land Co. (1982)
40 federal appellate · 3 district · 4 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
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2071 (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Amendments)
Relies on Eisenstadt v. Baker · Acosta v. United States · Aetna Ins Co Kennedy Bogash Springfield Fire Marine Ins Co v. Same Liverpool & London & Globe Ins Co Limited · Colgrove v. Battin · Rutledge v. Electric Hose & Rubber 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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Because the right to a jury trial is a fundamental right guaranteed to our citizenry by the Constitution, courts should indulge every reasonable presumption against waiver.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The advisory jury verdict may not be substituted. The entire trial took place with the understanding that the jury’s verdict would be advisory only. There are frequently significant tactical differences in presenting a case to a court, as opposed to a jury. The parties are entitled to know at the outset of the trial whether the decision will be made by the judge or the jury.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Although Rule 38(b) provides that “such demand may be indorsed upon a pleading of the party”, no particular form is required and the demand may be incorporated in a pleading.”
1 later decision 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.