Vesely v. Armslist LLC’s Empirical Analysis
762 F.3d 661 · 2014
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · 222 Ill. 2d 422 - Marshall v. Burger King Corp. · 211 Ill. 2d 32 - Adams v. Northern Illinois Gas Co. · 241 Ill. 2d 428 - Thompson v. Gordon
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“ask whether a plaintiff and a defendant stood in such a relationship to one another that the law imposed upon the defendant an obligation of reasonable conduct for the benefit of the plaintiff.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“It has long been established that under common law, 'the universally accepted rule...is that a private person has no duty to act affirmatively to protect another from criminal attack by a third person absent a 'special relationship' between the parties.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Illinois recognizes four special relationships: (1) common-carrier passenger; (2) innkeeper and guest; (3) custodian and ward; and (4) business invitor and invitee.”
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.