Driver v. Naini’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 12 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When the language is clear and unambiguous, we will apply the statute as written and judicial construction is not permitted.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 325 Mich. App. 170 - Martha Cares Olsen v. Chikaming Township · 321 Mich. App. 647 - Kristopher S O'Leary v. Christine a O'Leary

2. “primary goal is to discern the intent of the Legislature by first examining the plain language of the statute.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 325 Mich. App. 170 - Martha Cares Olsen v. Chikaming Township · 323 Mich. App. 600 - Berrien Cnty. Treasurer v. New Prods. Corp (In Re Berrien Cnty. Treasurer for Foreclosure)

3. “the content requirements of MCL 600.2912b(4)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 Mich. App. 736 - Drago Kostadinovski v. Steven D Harrington Md · 323 Mich. App. 254 - Nancy Sanders v. McLaren-macomb