258 N.C. App. 408 - Holton v. Holton’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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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. “[u]nlike a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal, the court need not confine its evaluation of a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to the face of the pleadings, but may review or accept any evidence, such as affidavits, or it may hold an evidentiary hearing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 266 N.C. App. 604 - Suarez by and Through Nordan v. American Ramp Company

2. “While we apply a de novo standard when reviewing either a Rule 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6) dismissal, identifying the precise civil procedure rule underlying a dismissal is critical because it dictates our scope of review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 266 N.C. App. 604 - Suarez by and Through Nordan v. American Ramp Company

3. “The scope of our review is 'whether, as a matter of law, the allegations of the complaint, treated as true, are sufficient to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under some legal theory.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 200 - Seguro-Suarez by and Through Connette v. Key Risk Ins. Co.