Commonwealth v. Whitworth’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bishop v. Wood · Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc. · Paintsville Hospital Co. v. Rose · James Graham Brown Foundation, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. · Foley Construction Company v. Ward
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] contract is void ab initio if it seriously offends law or public policy[.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) Any person, firm or corporation, having a lawfully authorized written contract with the Commonwealth at the time of or after June 21,1974, may bring an action against the Commonwealth on the contract, including but not limited to actions either for breach of contracts or for enforcement of contracts or for both. Any such action shall be brought in the Franklin Circuit Court and shall be tried by the court sitting without a jury. All defenses in law or equity, except the defense of governmental immunity, shall be preserved to the Commonwealth. (2) If damages awarded on any contract claim under this section exceed the original amount of the contract, such excess shall be limited to an amount which is equal to the amount of the original contract.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Suit cannot be instituted against the Commonwealth on a claim unless sovereign immunity has been specifically waived, as it has been on a lawfully authorized contract .. .KRS 45A.245(1) provides that any person having a lawfully authorized written contract with the Commonwealth may bring an action against the Commonwealth on the contract ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.