2008 UT App 306 - Williams v. Bench’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
March 2025
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Holgate · Valcarce v. Fitzgerald · Bradbury v. Valencia · St. Benedict's Development Co. v. St. Benedict's Hospital · State v. Eldredge
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The grant of a motion to dismiss pursuant to rule 12(b)(6) is a question of law that we review for correctness, affording the [district] court's decision no deference.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Nevertheless, in deciding the propriety of a rule 12(b)(6) motion, trial courts are obliged to address the legal viability of a plaintiff's underlying claim as presented in the pleadings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss addresses ouly the sufficiency of the pleadings, and therefore, is not an opportunity for the trial court to decide the merits of the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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