Simpson v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hen 'the intent of the legislature is clear and unambiguous' by giving the statutory language its plain and ordinary meaning, both this Court and the court of appeals are bound by that language and cannot resort to statutory interpretation”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker v. Century Fin. Grp., Inc.

2. “the express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State ex rel. Hawley v. Pilot Travel Ctrs., LLC