Arnold v. Grigsby’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “With regard to the admission of evidence, most decisions involve a threshold statement of the legal principle governing admission or exclusion, findings of facts pertinent to a determination, and the application of the legal principle to the facts at hand with regard to admissibility.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Beverly · Carter v. State

2. “Summary judgment is only appropriate if the moving party shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2019 UT App 119 - Thompson v. Capener · Carter v. State

3. “An appellate court reviews a trial court's legal conclusions and ultimate grant or denial of summary judgment for correctness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2019 UT App 119 - Thompson v. Capener · Carter v. State