Wolfsohn v. Hankin, 379 U.S. 945 (1964). · Go Syfert
Wolfsohn v. Hankin, 379 U.S. 945 (1964). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“there is no erie obligation when there is 'persuasive data that the highest court of the state would decide otherwise' than the intermediate appellate ... court.”
130 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 43 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Pontchartrain State Bank v. Lybrand (laed, 1992-07-16)
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Top citers, strongest first. 6 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Pontchartrain State Bank v. Lybrand
E.D. La. · 1992 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
there is no erie obligation when there is 'persuasive data that the highest court of the state would decide otherwise' than the intermediate appellate ... court.
cited Cited "see" Jogi v. Piland
C.D. Ill. · 2001 · signal: see · confidence high
See Zepeda v. Zepeda, 41 Ill.App.2d 240 , 190 N.E.2d 849, 857 (1963), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 945 , 85 S.Ct. 444 , 13 L.Ed.2d 545 (1964) (citing Prosser, Law of Torts, 2d ed., sec. 1, pp. 2-A).
discussed Cited "see" Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company v. United States of America, International Trademark Association, Amicus Curiae (2×)
8th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Pennsylvania R.R. v. Dillon, 335 F.2d 292 , 294 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 945 , 85 S.Ct. 437 , 13 L.Ed.2d 543 (1964). 6 .
discussed Cited "see" WALKER BY PIZANO v. Mart
Ariz. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Zepeda v. Zepeda, 41 Ill.App.2d 240 , 190 N.E.2d 849 (1963) (father had induced mother to have sexual relations by promising to marry her but promise could not be enforced because he was already married), cert, denied, 379 U.S. 945 , 85 S.Ct. 444 , 13 L.Ed.2d 545 (1964); Williams v. State, 18 N.Y.2d 481 , 276 N.Y.S.2d 885 , 223 N.E.2d 343 (1966) (illegitimate child born to institutionalized mental patient who had been raped could not state a cause of action; court stated that "[b]eing born under one set of circumstance rather than another or to one pair of parents rather than another is no…
discussed Cited "see" Bradford v. City of Shreveport
La. · 1974 · signal: see · confidence high
La.Civil Code art. 3499 (1825) (emphasis added). [8] See Dainow, Introductory Commentary to the Louisiana Civil Code, in 1 West's LSA-Civil Code 1, 12 (1952). [9] E. g., Sample v. Whitaker, 172 La. 722 , 135 So. 38 (1931); Straus v. City of New Orleans, 166 La. 1035 , 118 So. 125 (1928); Phelps v. Reinach, 38 La.Ann. 547 (1886); see Shelp v. National Surety Corp., 333 F.2d 431 (5th Cir.), cert. denied. 379 U.S. 945 , 85 S.Ct. 439 , 13 L.Ed.2d 543 (1964), noted in 39 Tul.L.Rev. 577 (1965). [10] In Ziemer , 620 members of the Fire Department of the City of New Orleans filed suit against the city…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Phillips v. United States
D.S.C. · 1980 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, e. g., Zepeda v. Zepeda, 41 Ill.App.2d 240 , 190 N.E.2d 849 (1963), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 945 , 85 S.Ct. 444 , 13 L.Ed.2d 545 (1964) (healthy illegitimate child asserting “dissatisfied life” claim); Williams v. State, 46 Misc.2d 824 , 260 N.Y.S.2d 953 (Ct.C1.1965), rev’d, 25 App.Div.2d 907, 269 N.Y.S.2d 786 (1966), aff’d, 18 N.Y.2d 481 , 223 N.E.2d 343 , 276 N.Y.S.2d 885 (1966) (“dissatisfied life” claim); Slawek v. Stroh, 62 Wis.2d 295 , 215 N.W.2d 9 (1974) (“dissatisfied life” claim).
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Wolfsohn
v.
Hankin
No. 521.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 14, 1964.
379 U.S. 945
Fred I. Simon for petitioner. Gregory Hankin, respondent, pro se.
Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 73%
Citer courts: E.D. Louisiana (1)

C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.