Fraley v. Williams Ford Tractor & Equipment Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a class definition was defective where it required a determination of the merits before the court could ascertain the existence of a class
• holding that the circuit court could not examine the affirmative defenses of release and consent in deciding whether the class should be certified
• holding that a class definition was defective where it required a determination of the merits before the court could ascertain-the existence of a class
• holding that the circuit court could not examine the affirmative defenses of release and consent in deciding whether to grant certification
• holding that a class definition was defective where it required a determination of the merits before the court could ascertain the existence of a class
• holding that we do not delve into the merits of affirmative defenses in determining whether the numerosity requirement of Rule 23 are met

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Town of New Hartford v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2009-05-19· cited 97×
• Williamson v. Sanofi Winthrop Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2001-11-29· cited 66×
• American Abstract and Title Co. v. Rice
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2004-06-17· cited 46×
• ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD v. Hicks
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2002-06-13· cited 42×
• Arriola v. Time Insurance
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2001-06-08· cited 41×
• BNL Equity Corp. v. Pearson
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2000-02-10· cited 39×
• Philip Morris Cos. Inc. v. Miner
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2015-02-26· cited 35×
• Lenders Title Co. v. Chandler
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2003-05-22· cited 32×
• Ferguson v. Kroger Co.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2001-02-08· cited 31×
• Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. v. Palasack
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2006-06-22· cited 30×
• SIMPSON HOUSING SOLUTIONS, LLC. v. Hernandez
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2009-10-08· cited 30×
• Van Buren School District v. Jones
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2006-03-16· cited 27×
• USA Check Cashers of Little Rock, Inc. v. Island
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2002-05-30· cited 26×
• Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Pipkin Enterprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2004-11-11· cited 24×
• FirstPlus Home Loan Owner 1997-1 v. Bryant
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2008-02-28· cited 23×
• The Money Place, LLC v. Barnes
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2002-06-27· cited 23×
• U-Haul Co. of Alabama, Inc. v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-05-14· cited 23×
• Johnson's Sales Co., Inc. v. Harris
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2007-06-28· cited 23×
• Rosenow v. Alltel Corp.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2010-01-21· cited 23×
• Lenders Title Co. v. Chandler
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2004-06-17· cited 19×

Cites

31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.
  Supreme Court· 1978-10-02· cited 1,074×
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard
  Supreme Court· 1981-06-01· cited 973×
• Thomas A. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. PIPE & FOUNDRY COMPANY, Etc., Defendant-Appellee
  Eleventh Circuit· 1983-01-24· cited 205×
• Weight Watchers of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Weight Watchers International, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1972-01-20· cited 152×
• Unnamed case
  First Circuit· 1985-01-31· cited 131×
• Miller v. Mackey International, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1971-11-23· cited 78×
• Mega Life and Health Ins. Co. v. Jacola
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1997-10-16· cited 54×
• Arthur v. Zearley
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1995-04-10· cited 48×
• Summons v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1991-06-24· cited 47×
• Seeco, Inc. v. Hales
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1997-10-30· cited 43×
• Cheqnet Systems, Inc. v. Montgomery
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1995-12-18· cited 39×
• International Union of Electrical & Machine Workers v. Hudson
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1988-03-21· cited 36×
• Baker v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1999-06-24· cited 34×
• Gavron v. Blinder Robinson & Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1987-04-16· cited 34×
• Direct General Insurance v. Lane
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1997-05-12· cited 33×
• Shankroff v. Advest, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1986-09-22· cited 33×
• Hampton Hardware, Inc. v. Cotter & Co.
  N.D. Texas· 1994-02-09· cited 33×
• Richardson v. Hamilton International Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1974-03-08· cited 32×
• Impervious Paint Industries, Inc. v. Ashland
  W.D. Kentucky· 1981-02-09· cited 25×
• Lemarco, Inc. v. Wood
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1991-03-11· cited 24×