Waterbury Petroleum Prods., Inc. v. John B. Hull, Inc., 440 U.S. 960 (1979). · Go Syfert
Waterbury Petroleum Prods., Inc. v. John B. Hull, Inc., 440 U.S. 960 (1979). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
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cited 3× by 3 distinct cases, last quoted 2005 · 2 courts · …swindle" substituted for "defraud ⚠ not in text Topic ↗
130 citation events (6 in the last 25 years) across 40 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Nanji v. National Geographic Society (mdd, 2005-06-28)
Treatment trajectory · 1979 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1979 2002 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 7 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Nanji v. National Geographic Society
D. Maryland · 2005 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
swindle" substituted for "defraud
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Wayne R. Anderson v. Willow L. Cramlet, the Arvada Sentinel, and Donald Goreham
10th Cir. · 1986 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
swindle" substituted for "defraud
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Seymour v. A.S. Abell Co.
D. Maryland · 1983 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
swindle" substituted for "defraud
discussed Cited "see" Biesiada v. Gyekenyesi
Oh. Muni. Ct., Rocky River · 1994 · signal: accord · confidence high
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (1974), 418 U.S. 323 , 94 S.Ct. 2997 , 41 L.Ed.2d 789 ; accord Orr v. Argus Press Co. (C.A.6, 1978), 586 F.2d 1108 , certiorari denied (1979), 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed.2d 773 .
discussed Cited "see" Leonard Schultz v. Newsweek, Inc. And the Evening News Association
6th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Orr v. Argus-Press Co., 586 F.2d 1108, 1113 (6th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed.2d 773 ; Schultz, supra, 468 F.Supp. [551] at 562; Lawrence, supra, 357 Mich. [134] at 143, 97 N.W.2d 719 ; Peisner v. Detroit Free Press, Inc., 82 Mich.App. 153, 163 , 266 N.W.2d 693 (1978).
discussed Cited "see" Schultz v. Newsweek, Inc.
E.D. Mich. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See Orr v. Argus-Press Co., 586 F.2d 1108, 1113 (6th Cir, 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed.2d 773 ; Schultz, supra, 468 F.Supp. at 562 ; Lawrence, supra, 357 Mich, at 143 , 97 N.W.2d 719 ; Peisner v. Detroit Free Press, Inc., 82 Mich.App. 153, 163 , 266 N.W.2d 693 (1978).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group Inc. (2×)
N.J. · 2010 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Orr v. Argus-Press Co., 586 F. 2d 1108, 1112-13 (6th Cir.1978) (concluding that terms "swindle" and "phony" used to describe facts asserted in SEC complaint were "ill chosen" but that other factual descriptions undermined false inferences), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed. 2d 773 (1979); Lambert v. Providence Journal Co., 508 F. 2d 656, 658-59 (1st Cir.) (applying Rhode Island law; concluding that describing killing as murder was not misleading), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 828 , 96 S.Ct. 45 , 46 L.Ed. 2d 45 (1975); Koniak v. Heritage Newspapers Inc., 198 Mich.App. 5…
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Waterbury Petroleum Products, Inc.
v.
John B. Hull, Inc.
No. 78-1132.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 19, 1979.
440 U.S. 960

C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.