Pederson v. Time, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• “the generally accepted rule is that the ‘granting of summary judgment in a case where a party’s state of mind . . . constitutes an essential element of the cause of action is disfavored’ ”
• mental incompetence is ‘“any mental condition which precludes the plaintiffs understanding the nature or effects of his acts’ and thus prevents him from comprehending his legal rights”
• generally accepted rule disfavors granting summary judgment where party's state of mind constitutes essential element of cause of action
• “the generally accepted rule is that the ‘granting of summary judgment in a case where a party’s state of mind . . . constitutes an essential element of the cause of action is disfavored’ ”
• same under prior wording of the statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).