Mitchell v. Maurer’s Empirical Analysis
69 F.2d 233 · 1934
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 112
Relies on Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · Mansfield Ry Co v. Swan · Phillips v. Commissioner · Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co. · Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. Karatz
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“jurisdiction of the district court is based upon the diverse citizenship of the parties, and such diverse citizenship in fact existed at the time the suit was brought . . . though defectively alleged, either party may amend at any stage of the proceedings and in the appellate court upon such terms as the court may impose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mitchell v. Maurer“Finally it has been held that an ancillary suit in a Federal court does not depend on diverse citizenship.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mitchell v. Maurer“rights of creditors in the foreign jurisdiction be safeguarded.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mitchell v. Maurer
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.