Benavides v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 42 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 65 later decisions — most recently September 2015 · most notably Medina v. Ramsey Steel Co. (2001), Vielma v. Eureka Co. (2000)
4 federal appellate · 42 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Authority · Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc. · Spirides v. Reinhardt · Bushell v. Dean
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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When Texas case law fails to address questions raised under the [TCHRA], we look to federal case law for guidance.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“so severe that no reasonable [person] could be expected to endure it.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“1) the kind of occupation, with reference to whether the work usually is done under the direction of a supervisor; 2) the skill required in the particular occupation; 3) whether the “employer” or the individual in question furnishes the equipment used and the place of work; 4) the length of time during which the individual has worked; 5) the method of payment, whether by time or by the job; 6) the manner in which the work relationship is terminated; i.e, by one or both parties, with or without notice and explanation; 7) whether annual leave is afforded; 8) whether the work is an integral part of the business of the “employer”; 9) whether the worker accumulates retirement benefits; 10) whether the “employer” pays social security taxes; and 11) the intention of the parties.”
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.