Stevens County v. Futurewise’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 state decisions

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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the doctrine of res judicata, or claim preclusion, a prior judgment will bar litigation of a subsequent claim if the prior judgment has a concurrence of identity with [the] subsequent action in (1) subject matter, (2) cause of action, (3) persons and parties, and (4) the quality of the persons for or against whom the claim is made.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Irondale Community Action Neighbors v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board · Ican v. Western Growth Mgmt. Hearings Bd.

2. “applied cautiously due to the danger of depriving a nonparty of its day in court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Heritage Baptist Church v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management