White v. Wheeler’s Empirical Analysis

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15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We review a district court's order granting summary judgment de novo and afford no deference to the district court's ruling. Thornock v. PacifiCorp , 2016 WY 93 , ¶ 10, 379 P.3d 175 , 179 (Wyo. 2016). This Court reviews the same materials and uses the same legal standard as the district court. Id . The record is assessed from the vantage point most favorable to the party opposing the motion ..., and we give a party opposing summary judgment the benefit of all favorable inferences that may fairly be drawn from the record. Id . A material fact is one that would have the effect of establishing or refuting an essential element of the cause of action or defense asserted by the parties. Id .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of Weeks v. Weeks-Rohner · Reichert v. Daugherty

2. “[i]f multiple reasonable inferences may be drawn from a particular fact, that fact is not a basis for summary judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pioneer Homestead Apartments III v. Sargent Eng'rs, Inc.