Laich v. Bracey’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wilson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · In re Tinari · Bennett v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · Walsh v. City of Philadelphia · 159 Pa. Commw. 99 - Salerno v. LaBarr
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[s]ummary judgment is properly granted 'whenever there is no genuine issue of material fact as to a necessary element of the cause of action,'”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage“The scope of this Court's review of a grant ... of summary judgment is limited to determining whether the trial court committed an error of law or an abuse of discretion.”
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.