Donley v. Comm'r, 479 U.S. 885 (1986). · Go Syfert
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“it has been the law for decades that the party who brings a suit is master to decide what law he will rely upon....”
189 citation events (22 in the last 25 years) across 44 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: State of NY v. Lutheran Center for the Aging, Inc. (nyed, 1997-02-21)
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Top citers, strongest first. 22 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) State of NY v. Lutheran Center for the Aging, Inc.
E.D.N.Y · 1997 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
it has been the law for decades that the party who brings a suit is master to decide what law he will rely upon....
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Delta Dental of Rhode Island v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
D.R.I. · 1996 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
unquestionably, federated stores made some alteration of the master-of-the-complaint rule.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Foschi Ex Rel. Foschi v. United States Swimming, Inc.
E.D.N.Y · 1996 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
it has been the law for decades that the party who brings a suit is master to decide what law he will rely upon.
cited Cited "see" Heard v. Johnson
D.C. · 2002 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" Waugh v. State
Tex. App. · 2001 · signal: see · confidence high
App.1997); Davila v. State, 4 S.W.3d 844, 847 (Tex.App.—Eastland 1999, no pet’n); see Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex.Cr.App.), cert, den’d, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986) (the appellate court reviews evidence adduced at the suppression hearing in the light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling because the trial court is the exclusive finder of fact).
cited Cited "see" Ashton v. State
Tex. App. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704-05 (Tex.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986); Barnes, 870 S.W.2d at 77 .
discussed Cited "see" State v. Brabson
Tex. App. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds by Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 , 780 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App. 1988); Nored, 875 S.W.2d at 395 .
cited Cited "see" Moss v. State
Tex. App. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds, Juarez, 758 S.W.2d at 780 n. 3.
discussed Cited "see" Rosalez v. State
Tex. App. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex.Crim.App.), cer t. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds, Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 , 780 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App.1988); Segura, 826 S.W.2d at 181 .
discussed Cited "see" Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)
S.D.N.Y. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts, 472 U.S. 797, 814-823 , 105 S.Ct. 2965, 2975-80 , 86 L.Ed.2d 628 (1985); see Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Sarkisian, 794 F.2d 754, 762 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" Willis v. State
Tex. App. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 705 (Tex.Crim.App.1986), ce rt. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds, Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 , 780 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App.1988).
cited Cited "see" Burgess v. Rock Creek Baptist Church
D.D.C. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392, 395 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986). 4 .
cited Cited "see" Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Ontario v. The City Of Detroit
6th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Sarkisian, 794 F.2d 754, 760-61 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986).
cited Cited "see" Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario v. City of Detroit
6th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Sarkisian, 794 F.2d 754, 760-61 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986).
cited Cited "see" United States v. Gallagher
N.D. Tex. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702 (Tex. Crim.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled by, Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 (Tex.Crim.App.1988). .
discussed Cited "see" Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
D.D.C. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986) (First Amendment precludes exercise of jurisdiction over minister’s challenge to forced retirement); Rayburn v. General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, 772 F.2d 1164 (4th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 478 U.S. 1020 , 106 S.Ct. 3333 , 92 L.Ed.2d 739 (1986) (First Amendment bars Title VII action against church by one of its ministers); Kaufmann v. Sheehan, 707 F.2d 355 (8th Cir.1983) (First Amendment bars inquiry into allegations that religious officials prevented plaintiff fro…
discussed Cited "see" Gemcraft Homes, Inc. v. Sumurdy
E.D. Tex. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Sarkisian, 794 F.2d 754, 760-61 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986), United Jersey Banks v. Parell, 783 F.2d 360, 368 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1170 , 106 S.Ct. 2892 , 90 L.Ed.2d 979 (1986).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Strowenjans v. State
Tex. App. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Williams v. State, 621 S.W.2d 609, 612 (Tex.Crim.App. [Panel Op.] 1981); see also Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds by Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 , 780 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App.1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Van Osdol v. Vogt (2×)
Colo. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Kaufmann v. Sheehan, 707 F.2d 355, 358-59 (8th Cir.1983) (finding that even though there may be some secular aspects to the priesthood, claims for fraud or collusion that relate to a person’s status as a priest are unrelated to secular purposes but instead go to the heart of internal matters of faith and thus, no fraud or collusion exception is available); see also Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392, 395 (6th Cir.) (refusing to find a fraud or collusion exception based on the firm policy protecting First Amendment rights that prohibits inquiry into ecclesiastical decisions absent the most…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Linda E. Dausch v. Reverend Greg Rykse, Knox Presbyterian Church, Chicago Presbytery, Also Known as Presbytery of Chicago
7th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392, 396 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986); Kaufmann v. Sheehan, 707 F.2d 355, 358-59 (8th Cir.1983); Simpson v. Wells Lamont Corp., 494 F.2d 490, 493 (5th Cir.1974); Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conf. of United Methodist Church, 699 F.Supp. 954, 955 (D.D.C.1988), aff'd in part, remanded, 894 F.2d 1354 (D.C.Cir.1990); cf. Dowd v. Society of St.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Montano v. State (2×)
Tex. Crim. App. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See id. at 312 ; see also Daniels v. State, 718 S.W.2d 702, 707 (Tex. Cr.App.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 252 (1986), overruled on other grounds, Juarez v. State, 758 S.W.2d 772 , 780 n. 3 (Tex.Cr.App.1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Reverend Arcadio Natal v. The Christian and Missionary Alliance
1st Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
McClure v. Salvation Army, 460 F.2d 553, 558-59 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 896 , 93 S.Ct. 132 , 34 L.Ed.2d 153 (1972): see also Hutchison v. Thomas, 789 F.2d 392, 396 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 885 , 107 S.Ct. 277 , 93 L.Ed.2d 253 (1986); Kaufmann v. Sheehan, 707 F.2d 355, 358-59 (8th Cir.1983); Simpson v. Wells Lamont Corp., 494 F.2d 490, 493 (5th Cir.1974); Minker v. Baltimore Annual Conf., United Methodist Church, 699 F.Supp. 954, 955 (D.D.C.1988); cf. Dowd v. Society of St.
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Donley
v.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
No. 86-292.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 14, 1986.
479 U.S. 885

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.