State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 77 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 81 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “we apply the law as it exists at the time of the event regulated by the law in question.”

   16 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Walker · Copper Hills Custom Homes, LLC v. Countrywide Bank, FSB

2. “Thus, if a law regulates a breach of contract or a tort, we apply the law as it exists when the alleged breach or tort occurs-ie., the law that exists at the time of the event giving rise to a cause of action. Subsequent changes to contract or tort law are irrelevant. Similarly, if the law regulates a motion to intervene, we apply the law as it exists at the time the motion is filed. A change in the procedural rule would not apply retroactively to prior motions to intervene. We would not expel a party for failure to conform to a newly amended intervention rule in her prior motions.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Elite Legacy Corporation v. Schvaneveldt · State v. Folsom

3. “A provision of the Utah Code is not retroactive, unless the provision is expressly declared to be retroactive.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Johnson · Kingston v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Co.