Davis v. Shell Oil Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · United States v. Diebold, Inc. · Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico · Ellis v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · City of Ardmore v. Orr
Most-quoted passages
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“No lapse of time can legalize a public nuisance ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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