Bennett ex rel. estate of Cunningham v. Jett’s Empirical Analysis
966 F.2d 207 · 1992
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
January 1995
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · Bennett v. Tucker · Bennett v. Jett
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]lthough Beam is a fragmented opinion without a majority, six justices apparently disapproved of the sort of 'selective prospectivity' engaged in by the district court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“When the Court has applied a rule of law to the litigants in one case it must do so with respect to all others not barred by procedural requirements or res judicata.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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