Tobin v. Pursel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is not only within the power of this court, but the duty of the court, to notice and act upon jurisdictional matters even though not raised by the parties or the court below. Big Horn Coal Co. v. Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Co., 67 Wyo. 300 , 224 P.2d 172, 177 ; Wyoming State Treasurer ex rel. Workmen’s Compensation Department v. Niestwaag, Wyo., 444 P.2d 327, 328 ; Bowman v. Wor-land School District, Wyo., 531 P.2d 889, 890 ; and Gardner v. Walker, Wyo., 373 P.2d 598, 599 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State

2. ““Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder." [Emphasis supplied]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hallmark Insurance Co.

3. “"* * * that the requirements of [the Declaratory Judgments Act], directing that the attorney general shall be `served with a copy of the proceeding' and `be entitled to be heard' are mandatory and go to the jurisdiction of the court, and that the failure to comply with the mandates renders any lower court order void." 539 P.2d at 366 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ririe v. Board of Trustees of School District No. One