Arno v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “generally is viewed as an encapsulation of the Commonwealth's public trust authority and obligations”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 523 - Commercial Wharf East Condominium Assoc. v. Boston Boat Basin, LLC · 93 Mass. App. Ct. 425 - Commercial Wharf East Condominium Assoc. v. Department of Environmental Protection

2. “[W]hen a court of limited jurisdiction is confronted with a case over which its jurisdiction is doubtful or lacking, the court should not dismiss the case out of hand; rather, 'the proper procedure is for the judge to ask the [Chief Justice of the Trial Court] to transfer the case, or the judge, or both, to the appropriate department of the Trial Court.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 409 - Sullivan v. Lawlis

3. “contain[ ] an express delegation, to the Land Court or to the Attorney General, of the Legislature's power to relinquish the public's rights in tidelands.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 523 - Commercial Wharf East Condominium Assoc. v. Boston Boat Basin, LLC