Fitzgerald v. Larson’s Empirical Analysis
741 F.2d 32 · 1984
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1986 · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Michel v. United States · Burnett v. Grattan · Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. Steinbronn · Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr. · Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State College
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“to recover damages for injuries to the person or for the death of an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Fitzgerald v. Larson“the limitation which would be applicable in the courts [of Pennsylvania] had an action seeking similar relief been brought under state law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Fitzgerald v. Larson“the gravamen of [his] charge is the emotional distress which burdens [his] right to exercise his political rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Fitzgerald v. Larson
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.