Will v. Calvert Fire Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the Beacon Theatres Court “simply concluded that it was ‘not permissible’ for the district court to postpone a jury trial”
• “There can be no doubt that, where a district court persistently and without reason refuses to adjudicate a case properly before it, the court of appeals may issue the writ.”

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Cited by

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

• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1983-02-23· cited 9,657×
• Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Iowa
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-01· cited 4,814×
• Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-12· cited 2,521×
• Raines v. Byrd
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-26· cited 1,682×
• Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1980-11-17· cited 1,679×
• Ramos v. Lamm
  Tenth Circuit· 1980-09-25· cited 908×
• In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-02-15· cited 761×
• Finley v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-22· cited 708×
• John James Mary James v. Cecil B. Jacobson, Jr., M.D. Reproductive Genetics Center, Limited
  Fourth Circuit· 1993-10-04· cited 455×
• Coastal Steel Corp. v. Tilghman Wheelabrator Ltd.
  Third Circuit· 1983-05-17· cited 365×
• In the Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Incorporated
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-04-27· cited 358×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1992-10-23· cited 278×
• William Dwayne Young v. City of Palm Bay
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-02-02· cited 267×
• In Re International Business MacHines Corporation, United States of America v. International Business MacHines Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1980-02-25· cited 258×
• In Re Chambers Development Company, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1998-05-22· cited 184×
• Larry Romine and Sonia Mitelman v. Compuserve Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1998-11-10· cited 174×
• In Re: Joann Patenaudepetitioners
  Third Circuit· 2000-04-11· cited 173×
• In Re Bendectin Products Liability Litigation
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-12-14· cited 156×
• Adkins v. VIM Recycling, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2011-05-03· cited 151×
• United States v. Providence Journal Co.
  Supreme Court· 1988-05-02· cited 142×

Cites

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

• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-24· cited 6,491×
• Landis v. North American Co.
  Supreme Court· 1936-12-07· cited 5,442×
• Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-14· cited 2,854×
• Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of America
  Supreme Court· 1942-06-01· cited 1,812×
• Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover
  Supreme Court· 1959-05-25· cited 1,664×
• Will v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1967-11-13· cited 1,120×
• Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer
  Supreme Court· 1976-01-21· cited 1,066×
• Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.
  Supreme Court· 1943-05-03· cited 999×
• Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.
  Supreme Court· 1952-02-04· cited 972×
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.
  Supreme Court· 1959-10-12· cited 896×
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland
  Supreme Court· 1953-11-30· cited 826×
• Meredith v. Winter Haven
  Supreme Court· 1943-11-08· cited 693×
• La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.
  Supreme Court· 1957-01-14· cited 664×
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Quarles
  Fourth Circuit· 1937-09-29· cited 519×
• Ex Parte Fahey
  Supreme Court· 1947-06-23· cited 464×
• Ex Parte United States
  Supreme Court· 1932-12-05· cited 219×
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Consumers Finance Service, Inc. of Pennsylvania
  Third Circuit· 1938-12-23· cited 120×
• American Automobile Ins. Co. v. Freundt
  Seventh Circuit· 1939-04-27· cited 116×
• General Atomic Co. v. Felter
  Supreme Court· 1977-10-31· cited 85×
• Richard A. Clark v. H. R. Watchie
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-04-02· cited 80×

Other cases named Will v. Calvert Fire Insurance

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Will v. Calvert Fire Insurance
  Supreme Court· 1978-01-09
• Will v. Calvert Fire Insurance
  Supreme Court· 1978-04-17