Beaver v. Qwest, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “for correctness, giving no deference to the district court's interpretation.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 382 v. Utah Transit Authority · State, in Interest of Pfb

2. “power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public utility in this state, and to supervise all of the business of every such public utility in this state, and to do all things ... necessary or convenient in the exercise of- such power and jurisdiction:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jesse H. Dansie Family Trust v. Public Service Commission

3. “[A] dismissal ..., other than a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or for improper venue or for lack of an indispensable party, operates as an adjudication upon the merits.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Miller v. USAA Casualty Insurance Co.