Rogers v. Wcisel’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The goal of statutory interpretation is to give effect to the Legislature's intent. If a statute's language is clear, this Court assumes that the Legislature intended its plain meaning and enforces it accordingly. In doing so, every word should be given meaning, and we should avoid a construction that would render any part of the statute surplusage or nugatory. While generally words and phrases used in a statute should be assigned their primary and generally understood meaning, words and phrases which have a technical or special meaning in the law should be construed according to that technical or special meaning[.] Statutory language should be construed reasonably, keeping in mind the purpose of the act, and to avoid absurd results. [ Rogers , 312 Mich. App. at 86 -87 , 877 N.W.2d 169 (quotation marks and citations omitted; alteration in original).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 97 - Jason Ross Kalin v. Paige Katherine Fleming

2. “(a) Mistake of fact. (b) Newly discovered evidence that by due diligence could not have been found before the acknowledgment was signed. (c) Fraud. (d) Misrepresentation or misconduct. (e) Duress in signing the acknowledgment. [ MCL 722.1437(4).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 97 - Jason Ross Kalin v. Paige Katherine Fleming

3. “a man who has affirmatively held himself out to be the child's father by executing an acknowledgment of parentage under the acknowledgment of parentage act, ... MCL 722.1001 to 722.1013.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 97 - Jason Ross Kalin v. Paige Katherine Fleming