Forts v. Ward

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is hornbook law that a statement to the effect that one has insufficient knowledge to form a belief as to the truth of an averment is treated as a denial.”
• “It is well established that motions for preliminary injunctions should not be resolved on the basis of affidavits which evince disputed issues of fact. Normally, an evidentiary hearing is required to decide credibility issues.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

39 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McDonald's Corp. v. Robertson
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-07-28· cited 521×
• All Care Nursing Service, Inc. v. Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Inc., P.D.Q. Nurse, Inc. v. South Florida Hospital Association, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-11-13· cited 200×
• Jack Kahn Music Co., Inc. v. Baldwin Piano & Organ Company
  Second Circuit· 1979-08-01· cited 187×
• Able v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1995-01-03· cited 179×
• Salim Aoude v. Mobil Oil Corporation
  First Circuit· 1988-12-30· cited 145×
• Donovan v. Bierwirth
  Second Circuit· 1982-05-10· cited 124×
• In Re Flagstaff Foodservice Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1984-07-10· cited 114×
• Arrowpoint Capital Corp. v. Arrowpoint Asset Management, LLC
  Third Circuit· 2015-07-16· cited 93×
• Forts v. Ward
  Second Circuit· 1980-05-08· cited 68×
• Charette v. Town Of Oyster Bay
  Second Circuit· 1998-10-29· cited 66×
• Syntex Ophthalmics, Inc. And Arapahoe Chemicals, Inc. v. George F. Tsuetaki, Fused Kontacts of Chicago, Inc. And Nick N. Novicky
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-03-02· cited 62×
• United States v. Joseph Monteleone, Sr., Also Known as \Joe Monte\, Joseph Russo, Also Known as \Jo Jo\ and Anthony Russo, Also Known as \Chuckie\
  Second Circuit· 2001-07-20· cited 62×
• Richard D. Kern v. Frank J. Clark, Iii, G. Michael Drmacich, and Barry A. Zavah
  Second Circuit· 2003-06-02· cited 46×
• SMI Industries Canada Ltd. v. Caelter Industries, Inc.
  N.D. New York· 1984-05-21· cited 36×
• Fengler v. Numismatic Americana, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1987-11-04· cited 19×
• Bankr. L. Rep. P 68,455 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Incomco, Inc., Philip M. Smith, Lincolnwood, Inc., Robert S. Novick
  Second Circuit· 1981-05-12· cited 18×
• Shea & Gould v. Red Apple Companies, Inc. (In Re Shea & Gould)
  S.D. New York· 1996-07-31· cited 18×
• Doe v. Bridgeport Police Department
  D. Connecticut· 2001-01-18· cited 16×
• Prescott, Ball & Turben & Elliot Associates v. LTV Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1981-07-01· cited 14×
• Sugarhill Records Ltd. v. Motown Record Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1983-09-07· cited 11×