State v. Metz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Following Salmond’s definition and analysis, which are open to as little objection as any, corporeal possession is the continuing exercise of a claim to the exclusive use of a material thing. The elements of this possession are, first, the mental attitude of the claimant, the intent to possess, to appropriate to oneself; and second, the effective realization of this attitude. Effective realization involves the relation of the claimant to other persons, amounting to a security for their noninterference, and the relation of the claimant to the material thing itself, amounting to a security for exclusive use at will.” (p. 596.)”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Wagoner · Tripp v. United States Fire Insurance

2. “.‘Tt shall be unlawful for any person to keep or have in his possession, for personal use or otherwise, any intoxicating liquors, or permit another to have or keep or use intoxicating liquors on any premises owned or controlled by him or to give away or furnish intoxicating liquors to another, except druggists or registered pharmacists as hereinafter provided.” (Laws 1917, ch. 215, § 1.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Munson · State v. Cochran