Renza v. Murray’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rhode Island Ophthalmological Society v. Cannon · Buffi v. Ferri · Altman v. School Committee of Town of Scituate · Matunuck Beach Hotel, Inc. v. Sheldon · New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. v. Fascio
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This public's stake in the outcome need not be overwhelming; indeed this court has held that “the question of standing in the public interest area, as in other areas, should not center on the quantum of the public's interest, but on whether an unfavorable outcome of the controversy will adversely affect the public interest.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'the public has an interest in the issue which reaches out beyond that of the immediate parties.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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