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Dribeck Importers, Inc. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co.’s Empirical Analysis

883 F.2d 569 · 1989

Citation profile

50
cited by 50 later decisions
May 1997
most recently cited

32 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Berry Estates, Inc. v. Regan · 104 Ill. 2d 317 - Rakowski v. Lucente · DeValk Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. · Skycom Corporation v. Telstar Corporation

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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “[W]e must decide whether the record shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “A genuine issue of material fact exists only where 'there is sufficient evidence favoring the nonmoving party for a jury to return a verdict for that party.'”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “If a contract is unambiguous and contains no uncertain terms, interpretation of the contract is a question of law for the court and summary judgment based on the plain meaning of the contract is appropriate regardless of whether a party claims some other intent when the contract was drafted.”
    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.