What is the most famous 1L case? Forum

[L’Étranger]

Don't care about your poast that much, but strong tar.

Show no mercy!

[I.P. Daly]

Hadley v. Baxendale should be on the list. I'm pretty sure every 1L has to read it...

The golden rule is that the award of consequential damages is limited to those damages which are reasonably foreseeable at the time of contracting!

[ilovesf]

Hadley v. Baxendale should be on the list. I'm pretty sure every 1L has to read it...

The golden rule is that the award of consequential damages is limited to those damages which are reasonably foreseeable at the time of contracting!

your avatar is freaking me out

[TTH]

Hadley v. Baxendale should be on the list. I'm pretty sure every 1L has to read it...

The golden rule is that the award of consequential damages is limited to those damages which are reasonably foreseeable at the time of contracting!

Our Prof did not normally teach K's, and throughout our discussion of Hadley v. Baxendale, he kept giggling at every mention of "broken shaft."

Best week of contracts ever.

[lawyerwannabe]

Withheld judgment until reading Palsgraf today. Completely underwhelmed by the case. After seeing the poll, I expected much better things.

[beachbum]

Withheld judgment until reading Palsgraf today. Completely underwhelmed by the case. After seeing the poll, I expected much better things.

Same. And I was so excited when I saw it come up in the reading.

[Cupidity]

Withheld judgment until reading Palsgraf today. Completely underwhelmed by the case. After seeing the poll, I expected much better things.

I made a separate case outline for torts, with the name and a one line synopsis of each case.

The case outline was illustrated. With a 2"x2" drawing for each fact pattern.

That is why Pennoyer was awesome for me, and for all the students I shared my outline with.

[ryegye87]

Didn't read the entire thread, but as an FYI, my casebook notes specifically state that Palsgraff is the most famous 1L case, and gives the amount of times (torts was last semester so I can't remember) that it is cited in torts casebooks. So, I'm going with Palsgraf.

[lawyerwannabe]

Didn't read the entire thread, but as an FYI, my casebook notes specifically state that Palsgraff is the most famous 1L case, and gives the amount of times (torts was last semester so I can't remember) that it is cited in torts casebooks. So, I'm going with Palsgraf.

Ya. I read that note too. It is cited a ton in scholarly work but cited very little in actual law (e.g. by judges deciding cases) IIRC.

[Unitas]

The correct answer is Twombly. 138,000 citing references in 5 years compared to only 20,000 for Marbury v. Madison in 200 and 40,000 for Erie in 80.

In a reply brief for anything in litigation you should cite Twombly otherwise you may be doing malpractice.

[Tanicius]

The correct answer is Twombly. 138,000 citing references in 5 years compared to only 20,000 for Marbury v. Madison in 200 and 40,000 for Erie in 80.

In a reply brief for anything in litigation you should cite Twombly otherwise you may be doing malpractice.

Twombly is certainly the most *important* case of virtually any other we study in 1L, but I wouldn't say it's the most famous. These other cases are specifically famous often because of how they are *not* any longer important. It's cases like Pennoyer and Palsgraf where you realize you are wasting a shit ton of money for no reason.

[memo2partner]

pierson v. post---any case that features furry woodland creatures gets my vote

[MrPapagiorgio]

I don't think a single case has made me crack up inside a library as loud as UNITED NOVELTY CO., Inc. v. DANIELS et al..

For me it was Christian v. Mattel, Inc.. I couldn't help but laugh when I read "the attorney hurled the barbies across the conference table in disgust."

[Gigaton Punch]

Stambovsky v. Ackley, the haunted house case.

[memo2partner]

Stambovsky v. Ackley, the haunted house case.

is that the one where the judge cites to ghostbusters?

[de5igual]

Pennoyer for me at least. It was the first case for me in law school, and took, by far, the longest. (We spent over 1 month on personal jurisdiction and skipped Erie altogether in Civ Pro)

[TTH]

I don't think a single case has made me crack up inside a library as loud as UNITED NOVELTY CO., Inc. v. DANIELS et al..

For me it was Christian v. Mattel, Inc.. I couldn't help but laugh when I read "the attorney hurled the barbies across the conference table in disgust."

I can't remember. Is this also "the parties are advised to chill" case?

[MrPapagiorgio]

I don't think a single case has made me crack up inside a library as loud as UNITED NOVELTY CO., Inc. v. DANIELS et al..

For me it was Christian v. Mattel, Inc.. I couldn't help but laugh when I read "the attorney hurled the barbies across the conference table in disgust."

I can't remember. Is this also "the parties are advised to chill" case?

Nah that was Mattel v. MCA Records, IIRC. Another good one.

[Manash]

Heard about Palsgraf before I ever walked into a law school classroom. Gets my vote.