Stuart v. Kirley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It will be observed that this section, in effect, provides for two classes of cases. In the first part provision is made for organizing new counties, locating the county seats thereof, changing county lines, and defining the area of such new counties, and prohibiting the legislature from changing the boundaries of organized counties so as to reduce the same to a less area than therein specified. The second part of the section refers to changes in county boundaries in counties already organized, and provides that, before taking effect, such changes shall be submitted to the electors of the county or counties to be affected thereby.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Book

2. ““The general provision at the close of that section that ‘in all cases where a general law can be applicable no special law shall be enacted’ is designed as a guide to the legislature, and that body must itself determine whether or not a general law can be made applicable to the subject.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Book

3. ““It is too well settled to require the citation of authorities that counties are local subdivisions of the state for governmental purposes, created by the sovereign power of the state, without the consent or concurrent action of the people who inhabit them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Board of Commissioners of Edmund's County