Davis v. Burnam’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 250th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Weinstein v. Bradford · Murphy v. Hunt · Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board · Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda · Bland Independent School District v. Blue
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the merits” and turning on “statutory construction” of the agency’s powers, the basis for our holding was that the plaintiff had added this ultra vires claim only one day before a hearing on the plea to the jurisdiction related to other claims and that the agency, therefore, had inadequate notice that the trial court might rule regarding its jurisdiction over the newly-added claim, and inadequate opportunity to develop its arguments and authorities. Id. & n. 16. . The supreme court did not explicitly hold that”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hendee v. Dewhurst
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.