Williams v. Bennett

How courts have described this case

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

• “Where the summary judgment evidence establishes that one of the essential elements of the plaintiffs’ 12 cause of action does not exist as a matter of law . . . all other contested issues of fact are rendered immaterial.” (internal quotations and citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Brown v. Eli Lilly and Co.
  Second Circuit· 2011-08-18· cited 912×
• Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-19· cited 247×
• Webb v. Braswell
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-05-25· cited 103×
• Moss v. Batesville Casket Co., Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-07-27· cited 98×
• Buckel v. Chaney
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-11-04· cited 84×
• Branham v. Ford Motor Co.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-08-16· cited 55×
• Sinclair v. Merck & Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2008-06-04· cited 50×
• Forbes v. General Motors Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-05-25· cited 36×
• Reggie Elliott v. El Paso Corporation
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2015-09-03· cited 29×
• Phillips 66 Co. v. Lofton
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2012-06-07· cited 22×
• McKee v. Bowers Window & Door Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2011-04-21· cited 19×
• Graves v. Mazda Motor Corp.
  W.D. Oklahoma· 2009-12-17· cited 18×
• McSwain v. Sunrise Medical, Inc.
  S.D. Mississippi· 2010-02-08· cited 10×
• Richard (Rickey) Palermo v. LifeLink Foundation, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2014-11-20· cited 10×
• Moore v. Parker
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2007-08-16· cited 8×
• Simmons Law Group, P.A. v. Corporate Management, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-08-19· cited 8×
• Smith v. Union Carbide Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2013-12-12· cited 8×
• Grant v. Ford Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-05-08· cited 4×
• Thompson v. Echostar Communications Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-05-29· cited 4×
• Windham v. Latco of Mississippi, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2007-02-06· cited 1×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• 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×
• Topalian v. Ehrman
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-03-06· cited 752×
• Brown v. Credit Center, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-12-14· cited 543×
• Short v. Columbus Rubber and Gasket Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-11-30· cited 236×
• Phillips Oil Company v. Okc Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-04-17· cited 230×
• Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. Berry
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-02-15· cited 197×
• State Stove Manufacturing Company v. Hodges
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1966-07-08· cited 165×
• Miller v. Meeks
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2000-06-29· cited 152×
• Richmond v. Benchmark Const. Corp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-04-10· cited 133×
• Professional Managers, Inc. v. Fawer, Brian, Hardy & Zatzkis
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-09-10· cited 104×
• Stuckey v. Provident Bank
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2005-03-17· cited 72×
• Wolf v. Stanley Works
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2000-03-28· cited 26×
• Owens Corning v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2004-03-18· cited 24×
• Clark v. Brass Eagle, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2004-02-26· cited 17×
• Jones v. Babst
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1975-12-22· cited 10×
• Johnson v. Davidson Ladders, Inc.
  N.D. Mississippi· 2005-08-04· cited 6×