Blackhurst v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
72 F.2d 644 · 1934
Citation profile
20 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 26 later decisions — most recently September 1983 · most notably Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. Brookside Theatre Corp. (1952), Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union of America v. Ratner (1964)
20 federal appellate · 5 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 Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. · Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. v. United States · In re Gilbert · Deacon v. St. Louis Union Trust Co. · Loud v. St. Louis Union Trust 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In determining the question of the reasonableness of the attorney fees, many elements are entitled to consideration — the character, ability, and experience of the attorneys, the amount involved, the time necessary to prepare for trial, the difficulties and intricacies of the propositions involved, and the results obtained, as well as other elements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““She has, however, not appealed, and questions decided adversely to a party who has not appealed will not be considered on appeal. Appellees can be heard only in support of the decree which was rendered.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wick v. Keshner“`. . . judges of the courts in fixing allowances for services to court officers, should be most careful, and that vicarious generosity in such a matter could receive no countenance.'”
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.