Legal Opinion
Smith v. Continental Ins. Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 25, 1990No. Civ. A. 86-195PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARRY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
One of the most precious rights enjoyed by citizens of this great country is free access to its courts. Armed only with pen and paper, aggrieved individuals may submit claims to a court that are treated with the same respect and accorded the same consideration as claims filed by several-hundred-member law firms on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations. Such access provides one who believes that he or she has been wronged with the ability to correct that wrong. It provides, as well, an effective means of exposing the most pernicious forms of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Vakharia v. Swedish Covenant HospitalDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Carter Coal Co. v. Human Rights CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Giaimo v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Butler v. Elwyn InstituteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Padilla v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.