Norris v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 5 U.S.C. § 504 (Equal Access to Justice Act)
Relies on Commonwealth v. Jones · Gossman v. Lower Chanceford Township Board of Supervisors · Miller v. United States · 155 Pa. Commw. 423 - Norris v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Baker
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.
“[t]he phrase ‘or otherwise’ in [Section 2503(9) of the Judicial Code] refers to misconduct in the raising of defenses, and cannot be construed to refer to the [Commonwealth agency’s] action before the commencement of the case in court. [Dep’t of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing v. ] Smith, 145 Pa.Cmwlth. 164 [, 602 A.2d 499 (1992) ].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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