Mathis v. Bowater Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
985 F.2d 277 · 1993
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Francis v. Franklin · White v. Turfway Park Racing Ass'n · Kermit Owens v. Disabled American Veterans · Stratton v. United Inter-Mountain Telephone 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) right to control the conduct of work; (2) right of termination; (3) method of payment; (4) whether the employee furnishes his or her own helpers; (5) whether the employee furnishes his or her own tools; and (6) whether the company is doing work for another.”
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.