Bond v. IMFS, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
727 F.2d 770 · 1984
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1985
Relies on Dombrowski v. Dowling · Susan Rae BAKER, Appellant, v. STUART BROADCASTING COMPANY, a Corporation, Et Al., Appellees · Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance v. Wright · Kelley v. Crunk
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A motion for a new trial on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court and its decision will be reversed only upon a clear showing of abuse.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Ordinarily no error can be predicated upon the denial of such a motion for a new trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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