Mitchell v. Joseph’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 2 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`where a court, in the discharge of its judicial functions, vacates an order previously entered, the legal status is the same as if the order had never existed.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clinton Engines Corp. v. Briggs & Stratton Corp. · State v. Schwab

2. “The entry of approval constitutes neither a suit at law nor one in equity. It presents no justiciable controversy. It involves the entry of no judicial order or judgment which may be reviewed by an appellate court. The actions of the receiver are purely administrative and the requirement of the statute [ 12 U.S.C. § 192 ] that he obtain an approval from the court accomplishes nothing other than the designation of the court as a superior and advisory administrative officer. Its approval is merely an administrative condition precedent to the con-gressionally granted executive power to sell. It is a precautionary check upon the otherwise unconditioned, unlimited power of the Comptroller. The court’s exercise of executive discretion is not subject to judicial review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Turner v. Officers of the Mid Valley Bank