Williams v. Tharp’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ayr-Way Stores, Inc. v. Chitwood Ex Rel. Chitwood · Pennwalt Corp. v. Nasios · Cullison v. Medley · Eddie Trail and Katrinka Trail v. Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana · Rambo v. Cohen
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“went out the door, and whoever was there, the first person it was . . . I said, we need to watch that guy because I think he had a gun. He pulled out a gun, and he stuck it back in when he thoughtwhen he saw me looking at him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Tharp“ample evidence that gives rise to a genuine issue of fact as to whether Tharp acted with reckless disregard for the truth or was honestly mistaken.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Tharp“[m]aking statements without belief or grounds for belief has been equated to reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of a statement,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Tharp
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.