Serpe v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Doe ex rel. Doe v. St. Joseph's Hospital of Fort Wayne · 109 Ill. App. 3d 596 - Martin v. Federal Life Insurance Co. · Carson Pirie Scott & Co. v. Parrett · Perkins v. Silverstein · 145 Ill. App. 3d 151 - Corroon & Black of Illinois, Inc. v. Magner
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Mutuality of obligation means either both parties are bound to the agreement or neither party is bound.... Both parties must be liable to the other for failure to perform his or her obligation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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