Linstrom v. Normile’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We have long held that an effective appeal of any issue must be appropriately raised in the trial court in order for us to intelligently rule on it. In general, a party must object at the time the alleged irregularity occurs; failure to object acts as a waiver of the claim of error. The party must object at the time the error occurs during trial so the trial court may take appropriate action if possible to remedy any prejudice that may have resulted. A motion in limine seeking an evidentiary ruling must be decided without the benefit of evaluating the evidence in the context of trial. A renewed objection at the time the evidence is offered focuses the court on the objection in the trial context at which time both the relevance and the potential for prejudice will be more discernable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Haider v. Moen

2. “William Nelson, a cotenant who ousted his other cotenants, had no absolute right to remain on the property pending its sale. The district court did not abuse its discretion in fashioning appropriate relief for the parties. D [¶ 27] William Nelson argues the district court erred in striking several of his affidavits, including his request that the Weston Village Home Owners Association be given notice of the lawsuit. He also requests that a different judge be appointed on remand. [¶ 28] First, William Nelson has not demonstrated how the Association has any”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nelson v. Nelson