Corson v. Thomson’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
December 1976
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Price · Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. Stewart · Merrill v. City of Manchester · Moses v. Julian · State v. Holt
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““If the authority is found to reside in the Governor and Council, must the Governor and Council act on suspension and/or removal of the Warden only upon petition from the Board of Prison Trustees or can the Governor and Council act to suspend and/or to remove on their own motion?” RSA 4:1 states in pertinent part: “The attorney general, or the appointing authority of such official may petition the governor and council for his removal setting forth the grounds and reasons therefor. The governor and council shall hold a public hearing upon such petition ....””
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.