Grubb v. JOHNSON’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate · 6 district · 4 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The class of absolutely privileged communications is narrow and is practically limited to legislative and judicial proceedings and other acts of state, including it is said, communications made in the discharge of a duty under express authority of law, by or to heads of executive departments of the state, and matters involving military affairs. The privilege is not intended so much for the protection of those engaged in the public service and in the enactment and administration of law, as for the promotion of the public welfare!.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 612 F. Supp. 2d 1151 - Martinez-Delacruz v. Stuart Olson Farms, Inc.

2. ““Upon the revocation, which occurred merely because of the termination of plaintiff’s employment, there was no matter on which to exercise quasi judicial power, and would be none unless at some later time application should be made for a new license.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 Utah 2d 408 - Mortensen v. Life Insurance Corp. of America

3. ““It is my recommendation, based upon these misappropriations that Francis W. Grubb be denied any further license or privilege granted by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon,””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 Utah 2d 408 - Mortensen v. Life Insurance Corp. of America