Molnar v. Ebasco Constructors, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
986 F.2d 115 · 1993
Citation profile
40 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 77 later decisions — most recently June 2016 · most notably Rubinstein v. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (2000), Rutherford v. Harris County (1999)
40 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · Stafford v. Oklahoma · Washington v. Harper
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 77 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““If the facts and inferences point so strongly and overwhelmingly in favor of one party that the Court believes that reasonable men could not arrive at a contrary verdict, granting [judgment n.o.v.] is proper. On the other hand, if ... reasonable and fairminded men in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions, [j.n.o.v.] should be denied, and the case submitted to the jury---- A mere scintilla is insufficient to present a question for the jury---- However, it is the function of the jury as the traditional finder of facts, and not the Court, to weigh conflicting evidence and inferences, and determine the credibility of witnesses---[T]he Court should consider all of the evidence — not just that evidence which supports the non-mover’s case — but in the light and with all reasonable inferences most favorable to the party opposed to the motion [for judgment n.o.v.].””
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“When a case has been fully tried on the merits, the adequacy of a party's showing at any particular stage of the McDonnell Douglas ritual is unimportant.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) she is a member of a protected class; (2) she was adversely affected by the employer’s decision; (3) she was qualified to assume another position; and (4) others who were not members of the protected class remained in similar positions.”
3 later decisions 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.