Cole v. Control Data Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
947 F.2d 313 · 1991
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Salve Regina College v. Russell · Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · Mississippi v. Turner · Davis v. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers · Fleming v. Kemp, Warden
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Under Missouri law, [the plaintiff] was not required to prove the exact amount of his damages, but only to produce evidence which established them with reasonable certainty. Moreover, it is the fact of damages, rather than the amount of damages, which must be proven with reasonable certainty.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dan Margolies Movant Below, Matthew Headley Holdings, Llc, Doing Business as Heartland Snacks, Formerly Known as Incito Capital Group v. McCleary Inc. Charles Patrick McCleary Jerry Stokely Dan Margolies Movant Below, Matthew Headley Holdings, Llc, Doing Business as Heartland Snacks, Formerly Known as Incito Capital Group v. McCleary Inc. Charles Patrick McCleary Jerry Stokely · Margolies“if the evidence so viewed would allow reasonable jurors to differ as to the conclusion that could be drawn.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. K & S Partnership, Robert F. Swartzbaugh Richard W. Kelley, Charles C. Myers, Don Erftmier, Carl L. Boschult, William A. Lorenz, Nancy D. Lorenz, Harley D. Schrager, Samuel A. Ancona, Joseph I. Ancona, Carl Ancona, Michael J. Ancona, Byron D. Strattan, Dennis Strauss, Tony Lamalfa, Kevin J. Cloonan, Stephen H. Simon, Frederick J. Simon, Alan Simon, Gary Gunderson, Frank Woods Petersen, Thomas T. Bernstein, Donald D. Graham, Albert Block, Mark Anthony, Eugene McIntyre Dorothy McIntyre John E. Ryan, Paul Alperson, Gerald E. Palmer, Ronald K. Parsonage, William W. Smith, O. Douglas Osterholm, and Bernard Magid v. Continental Bank, N.A., K & S Partnership, Robert F. Swartzbaugh Richard W. Kelley, Charles C. Myers, Don Erftmier, Carl L. Boschult, William A. Lorenz, Nancy D. Lorenz, Harley D. Schrager, Samuel A. Ancona, Joseph I. Ancona, Carl Ancona, Michael J. Ancona, Byron D. Strattan, Dennis Strauss, Tony Lamalfa, Kevin J. Cloonan, Stephen H. Simon, Frederick J. Simon, Alan Simon, Gary Gunderson, Frank Woods Petersen, Thomas T. Bernstein, Donald D. Graham, Albert Block, Mark Anthony, Eugene McIntyre Dorothy McIntyre John E. Ryan, Paul Alperson, Gerald E. Palmer, Ronald K. Parsonage, William W. Smith, O. Douglas Osterholm, and Bernard Magid v. Continental Bank, N.A. · Partnership v. Continental Bank Na K & S Partnership
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.