Trottier v. Bird’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`[i]ssues involving subject matter jurisdiction cannot be waived and can be raised sua sponte at any time.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lee v. Lee · In Re Mw

2. ““Appeals from local governing bodies— Procedures. This section, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with procedural rules adopted by the North Dakota supreme court, governs any appeal provided by statute from the decision of a local governing body, except those court reviews provided under sections 2-04-11 and 40-51.2-15. For the purposes of this section, ‘local governing body’ includes any officer, board, commission, resource or conservation district, or other political subdivision. Each appeal is governed by the following procedure: 1; The notice of appeal must be filed with the clerk of the court within thirty days after the decision of the local governing body. A copy of the notice of appeal must be served on the local governing body in the manner provided by rule 4 of the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garaas v. Cass County Joint Water Resource District

3. “Subject-matter jurisdiction is the court's power to hear and determine the general subject involved in the action, while personal jurisdiction is the court's power over a party.”

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