Davis v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1924
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
November 1951
most recently cited
2 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Briedwell v. Henderson · Elliott v. Oliver · Matlock v. Matlock
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““This court will not decide a case upon the question of the constitutionality of a legislative act, whenever there appear of record other grounds sufficient to sustain a proper disposition of the case in judgment. Elliott v. Oliver, 22 Or. 44 ( 29 Pac. 1 ). Also see Briedwell v. Henderson, 99 Or. 506 ( 195 Pac. 575 ), and the Oregon eases there cited.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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