Price Development Co., LP v. Orem City’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 31 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hile some statutes have a policy section and some have a preamble, the effect to be given these provisions is the same: they provide guidance to the reader as to how the act should be enforced and interpreted, but they are not a substantive part of the statute. They may be used to clarify ambiguities, but they do not create rights that are not found within the statute, nor do they limit those actually given by the legislation.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. J.P. Furlong Co. v. Bd. of Oil, Gas & Mining · Poe v. Hawai'i Labor Relations Board

2. “129 Rule 56(f) provides: Should it appear from the affidavits of a party opposing the motion that he cannot for reasons stated present by affidavit facts essential to justify his opposition, the court may refuse the application for judgment or may order a continuance to permit affidavits to be obtained or depositions to be taken or discovery to be had or may make such other order as is just.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prime Insurance Company v. Graves · Brown v. Glover

3. “In revievving'a summary judgment, we accord no' deference to the trial court and review its ruling for correctness.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prime Insurance Company v. Graves · 2012 UT App 348 - Cloud v. Washington City