Johnson v. Jones

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that ―[t]ypically, federal courts apply the relevant state law in determining questions of contract‖
• noting that “[t]ypically, federal courts apply the relevant state law in determining questions of contract”
• finding implied license determination poorly suited for summary disposition where parties had no written agreement and intent was a crucial element of the claim
• \[A]ll of the circumstances surrounding the negotiations made between the parties must be considered to determine if and to what extent an implied license was granted\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Carson v. Dynegy, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-08-27· cited 79×
• Keane Dealer Services, Inc. v. Harts
  S.D. New York· 1997-07-01· cited 27×
• Quinn v. City of Detroit
  E.D. Michigan· 1998-09-29· cited 19×
• Netbula, LLC v. BindView Development Corp.
  N.D. California· 2007-09-10· cited 14×
• Lulirama Ltd. v. Axcess Broadcast Services, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-12-03· cited 12×
• In re Porter
  E.D. Louisiana· 2013-08-16· cited 2×
• Lulirama Ltd., Inc. v. Axcess Broadcast Services, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-11-10
• Game Systems, Inc. A/K/A Texas Game Systems v. Forbes Hutton Leasing, Inc. and Gametronics Gaming Equipment Limited And Robert Houchin
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2011-05-26
• Karlson v. Red Door Homes, LLC
  N.D. Alabama· 2014-04-30

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1990-05-25· cited 2,773×
• Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-01· cited 1,327×
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1984-01-17· cited 978×
• William Butler Smith v. Leman Hudson
  Sixth Circuit· 1979-06-21· cited 746×
• 60 Ivy Street Corporation (86-5500), and Coldwell Banker Commercial Group, Inc., (86-5517) v. R.C. Alexander and Doris Alexander
  Sixth Circuit· 1987-08-17· cited 674×
• William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1924-06-09· cited 246×
• S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-09-13· cited 214×
• Irene Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1968-02-16· cited 104×
• Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1968-10-14· cited 81×
• MacLean Associates, Inc. v. Wm. M. Mercer-Meidinger-Hansen, Inc. v. Barry MacLean and Greg Darnley Barry MacLean
  Third Circuit· 1991-12-31· cited 69×
• Effects Associates, Inc. v. Cohen
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-07-20· cited 63×
• Fantastic Fakes, Inc. v. Pickwick International, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-11-16· cited 53×
• Klever v. Klever
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1952-04-07· cited 45×
• Aitken, Hazen, Hoffman, Miller, P. C. v. Empire Construction Co.
  D. Nebraska· 1982-05-13· cited 41×
• Vivian Hallmark Middleton, Individually and as Next Friend of Christopher Neil Hallmark v. Reynolds Metals Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-05-29· cited 36×
• South-Western Publishing Company, a Corporation v. Harry Simons, Harry Simons v. South-Western Publishing Co., a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1981-10-16· cited 22×
• Pamfiloff v. Giant Records, Inc.
  N.D. California· 1992-03-31· cited 21×