Bechtel v. Benson’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
August 1969
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Layton v. Rocha · Wendy v. McLean Trucking Co.
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * Except as to a party against whom a judgment is entered by default, every final judgment shall grant the relief to which the party in whose favor it is rendered is entitled, even if the party has not demanded such relief in his pleadings.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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