State v. Moraitis’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
January 2018
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Black v. Littlejohn · Alford v. Shaw · 109 N.C. App. 285 - Matter of Triscari Children · Bowers v. City of High Point · Snipes v. Jackson
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We presume that the use of a word in a statute is not superfluous and must be accorded [its plain] meaning, if possible.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Where a term used in a statute has obtained long-standing legal significance, we presume that the legislature intended that significance to attach to the use of the term, absent an indication to the contrary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“appears to be the only situation where a specific requirement that the pleadings be verified is not considered jurisdictional in nature.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re TRP
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.