Newton v. Cox

How courts have described this case

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

• upholding legislative regulation of attorneys when the regulation (1) did not “directly conflict with the Supreme Court's authority,” and (2) was merely “designed to declare” public policy
• voluntary-payment doctrine does not apply in a situation that involves a transaction that violates public policy
• “[A]reas exist in which both the legislative and judicial branch have interests, and that in such areas both branches may exercise appropriate authority.”
• “[T]his Court has followed the framework developed by the United States Supreme Court for analyzing equal protection claims[.]”
• “It is conceivable that the General Assembly concluded that the contingency cap [on attorney’s fees in medical malpractice cases] would further the purposes the Medical Malpractice Act by reducing malpractice insurance costs_”
• “This Court has previously recognized that areas exist in which both the legislative and judicial branch have interests, and that in such areas both branches may exercise appropriate authority.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).