Wallace v. Dorsey Trailers Southeast, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that entry of summary judgment was not premature in view of nonmovants failure to take advantage of Rule 56(f) or ask the court for any kind of continuance
• holding that entry of summary judgment was not premature in view of nonmovants failure to take advantage of Rule 56(f) or ask the court for any kind of continuance
• affirming district court’s .decision not to impose a duty to retrofit an aerial bucket lift in the absence of a state or federal law requiring the product to be recalled
• under Missouri law, corporate successor liability may attach only where successor acquires all of transfer- or’s assets
• nonmovant's failure to request continuance in order to conduct discovery means court's entry of summary judgment prior to discovery is not premature; if party believes pertinent evidence remains undiscovered, party should make some effort to obtain it

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implant Recipients v. Dow Chemical Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-05-16· cited 195×
• Tabieros v. Clark Equipment Co.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1997-09-15· cited 141×
• Timothy J. Dropinski v. Douglas County, Nebraska, a Political Subdivision of the State of Nebraska
  Eighth Circuit· 2002-08-05· cited 83×
• Niccum v. Hydra Tool Corp.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1989-03-31· cited 78×
• Patton v. Hutchinson Wil-Rich Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1993-10-29· cited 68×
• Dennis Epps v. The City of Pine Lawn
  Eighth Circuit· 2003-12-19· cited 62×
• McCarthy v. Litton Industries, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-07· cited 50×
• Soo Line Railroad Ex Rel. Minnesota v. B.J. Carney & Co.
  D. Minnesota· 1992-06-23· cited 35×
• National Gypsum Co. v. Continental Brands Corp.
  D. Massachusetts· 1995-07-14· cited 34×
• Winsor v. Glasswerks PHX, L.L.C.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2003-02-04· cited 33×
• Morrison v. Kubota Tractor Corp.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-12-27· cited 32×
• Romero v. International Harvester Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 1992-11-18· cited 25×
• Butler v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
  W.D. Virginia· 1991-10-18· cited 23×
• Johnston v. Amsted Industries, Inc.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1992-04-09· cited 18×
• Crutchfield v. Marine Power Engine Co.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2009-05-05· cited 17×
• prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,556 Diana K. Sherlock v. Quality Control Equipment Company, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-05-10· cited 16×
• Davidson v. Besser Co.
  E.D. Missouri· 1999-10-15· cited 3×
• Gorsuch v. Formtek Metal Forming, Inc.
  E.D. Missouri· 2011-03-25· cited 3×
• Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp.
  D. Vermont· 1995-03-14· cited 2×
• Sylvester Bros. Development Co. v. Burlington Northern Railroad
  D. Minnesota· 1990-09-11· cited 2×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• AgriStor Leasing v. Farrow
  Eighth Circuit· 1987-08-07· cited 320×
• Clarence Tucker, Jr. And Jean Tucker v. Paxson MacHine Company, William Thropp & Sons Company, Division of J.M.L. Trading Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1981-04-08· cited 89×
• A. D. Luster, A's Fishhouses, Inc. v. Retail Credit Company
  Eighth Circuit· 1978-06-07· cited 45×
• Keller v. International Harvester Corp.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1983-03-01· cited 34×
• Brockmann v. O'NEILL
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1978-04-25· cited 32×
• Kansas City Power and Light Company v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
  Eighth Circuit· 1983-06-03· cited 25×
• Young v. Fulton Iron Works Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1986-04-28· cited 23×
• Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark v. Bauer Dental Studio, Inc. And Dailey Dental, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1986-11-14· cited 17×
• Stark v. St. Cloud State University
  Eighth Circuit· 1986-10-08· cited 6×