Fagerberg v. Webb’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently May 2003
2 federal appellate · 6 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 7 U.S.C. § 1551 (Federal Seed Act)
Relies on 40 Colo. App. 454 - Meiter v. Cavanaugh · McGlasson v. Barger · Peterson v. Colorado Potato Flake & Mfg. Co. · Agricultural Services Ass'n v. Ferry-Morse Seed Co. · Vigil v. Pine, Jr.
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A motion for directed verdict can only be granted where the evidence, when so considered, compels the conclusion that the minds of reasonable persons could not be in disagreement and that no evidence, or legitimate inference arising therefrom, has been presented upon which a jury’s verdict against the moving party, Dessert Seed, could be sustained.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The jury found that Webb was liable to the Fagerbergs for breach of warranty. The total amount of that liability was determined to be $521,182. This liability is solely that of Webb, and he is responsible for satisfying it in full. Regardless of the agreement between Brancucci and the Fagerbergs, Webb’s liability is fixed at $521,182.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“It was further undisputed that Dessert Seed passed along to Webb all that it knew of the growing characteristics of “Zittau” onion seeds. Specifically, it was acknowledged at trial that Dessert Seed cautioned Webb that “Zittau” onion seeds would only produce bulbs in the very northern part of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.