Jensen v. Sawyers

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “At its core, an action for defamation is intended to protect an individual’s interest in maintaining a good reputation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2021-08-26· cited 13×
• State v. Torres-Orellana
  Utah Supreme Court· 2024-12-27· cited 11×
• Dale K. Barker Co PC CPA Profit Sharing v. Turner
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2021-11-04· cited 6×
• Globe Contracting v. Hour
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2025-07-03· cited 6×
• Pipkin v. Acumen
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2020-07-30· cited 5×
• In re Harding Trust
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2023-08-03· cited 5×
• England Logistics v. Kelles Transport Service
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2024-10-03· cited 5×
• Fritsche v. Deer Valley Ridge
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2022-01-21· cited 4×
• S6 v. Wing Enterprises
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2024-08-01· cited 4×
• Kelly v. Timber Lakes Property
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2022-02-17· cited 3×
• Mathews v. McCown
  Utah Supreme Court· 2025-08-14· cited 2×
• Mackey v. Krause
  Utah Supreme Court· 2025-08-28· cited 2×
• Rockwell Transport v. Hooper
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2023-07-06· cited 1×
• Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2025-08-07
• Aston v. Chronicle-Progress
  Utah Supreme Court· 2026-04-02

Cites

71 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
• Roth v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1957-06-24· cited 3,255×
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1984-04-30· cited 2,137×
• Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-20· cited 1,051×
• Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-22· cited 1,025×
• State v. Pena
  Utah Supreme Court· 1994-02-15· cited 508×
• Goodrich v. Waterbury Republican-American, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-08-17· cited 235×
• Valcarce v. Fitzgerald
  Utah Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 234×
• Railroad Dynamics, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. A. Stucki Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
  Federal Circuit· 1984-01-25· cited 224×
• Cain v. Hearst Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-06-22· cited 210×
• Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1984-07-11· cited 201×
• Romaine v. Kallinger
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1988-02-18· cited 187×
• Lovgren v. Citizens First National Bank
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1989-02-02· cited 176×
• Dixie State Bank v. Bracken
  Utah Supreme Court· 1988-10-25· cited 174×
• Crookston v. Fire Insurance Exchange
  Utah Supreme Court· 1991-06-28· cited 162×
• McCall v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1981-10-13· cited 160×
• Godbehere v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1989-10-26· cited 144×
• McCormack v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1980-06-24· cited 132×
• Dodrill v. Arkansas Democrat Co.
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1979-07-02· cited 118×
• State v. Brake
  Utah Supreme Court· 2004-11-12· cited 117×