Ash v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] cause of action arises the moment an action may be maintained to enforce a legal right.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Waite v. Utah Labor Comm'n · Thomas v. Hillyard

2. “The petition [exercising eminent domain] must contain an accurate description of the land sought to be taken, so that the extent of the claim will appear on the record. In the absence of an opportunity to amend the petition, failure in this respect will invalidate the proceeding.... [The land must be so exactly described as to be understood by an ordinary person who has no engineering knowledge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Utah Department of Transportation v. Walker Development Partnership

3. “... all statutes of limitation are predicated upon the proposition that the prescribed period does not begin to run against a party until a cause of action has arisen. In actions for possession of land, this does not occur until the true owner’s right of possession has been so invaded as to give rise to a cause of action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Olwell v. Clark