Doe v. Sundquist’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

63 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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[I]n determining whether a retroactive statute impairs or destroys vested rights, the most important inquiries are (1) whether the public interest is advanced or retarded, (2) whether the retroactive provision gives effect to or defeats the bona fide intentions or reasonable expectations of affected persons... (3) whether the statute surprises persons who have long relied on a contrary state of the law." Ficarra v. Dep't Regulatory Agencies, 849 P.2d 6, 16 (Colo.1993). We add to these factors... an additional factor discussed above: the extent to which a statute appears to be procedural or remedial.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re D.A.H. · In Re: Francis P

2. “a statute is 'procedural if it defines the ... proceeding by which a legal right is enforced, as distinguished from the law which gives or defines the right.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re: Francis P · 2016 TN WC App. 18 - Syph, Deborah v. Choice Food Group, Inc.

3. “even a procedural or remedial statute may not be applied retrospectively if it impairs a vested right or contractual obligation in violation of [Tennessee Constitution] article I, section 20.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re DAH