Tripp v. Vaughn’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
March 1994
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nelson v. Jacobsen · Girard v. Appleby · L & a DRYWALL, INC. v. Whitmore Const. Co., Inc. · Kehl v. Schwendiman · 26 Utah 2d 165 - Gillman Ex Rel. Gillman v. Hansen
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 party may amend his pleading once as a matter of course any time before a responsive pleading is permitted and the action has not been placed upon the trial calendar ... otherwise, a party may amend his pleading only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party; and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires....”
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.