Beaulieu v. Dorsey’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 8 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 9 later decisions — most recently October 2011
1 federal appellate · 8 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Maine v. Thiboutot · Thiboutot v. State · Poussard v. Commercial Credit Plan, Incorporated of Lewiston · Colony Cadillac & Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Yerdon · Cooley v. Powell
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“§ 1486. Definitions 4. Home construction contract. "Home construction contract" means a contract to build, remodel or repair a residence, including not only structural work but also electrical, plumbing and heating work; carpeting; window replacements; and other nonstructural work ... § 1487. Home construction contracts Any home construction contract for more than $1,400 in materials and labor must be in writing and signed by both the home construction contractor and the homeowner or lessee. Both the contractor and the homeowner or lessee shall receive a copy of the executed contract prior to any work performance. This basic contract must contain the entire agreement between the homeowner or lessee and the home construction contractor.... § 1490 Penalties 1. Violation. Any violation of this chapter shall constitute prima facie evidence of a violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, [5 M.R.S.A. § 206 et seg.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. VanVoorhees v. Dodge“§ 213. Private remedies 2, Fees and costs. If the court finds, in any action commenced under this section that there has been a violation of section 207, the petitioner shall, in addition to other relief provided for by this section and irrespective of the amount in controversy, be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with said action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. VanVoorhees v. Dodge
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.