Tunica County v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Doe v. Marion · Citizens for Lee County, Inc. v. Lee County · Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. Memorial Hosp. of Gulfport · 274 So. 2d 124 - Aikerson v. State · 859 So. 2d 350 - Doe v. State Ex Rel. Mississippi Dept. of Corrections
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]e first look to the language of the statute and any relevant legislative history. In order to ascertain the legislative intent, this Court “may look not only to the language used but also to [the statute’s] historical background, its subject matter, and the purposes and objects to be accomplished.” Davis v. AG, 935 So.2d 856, 868 (Miss.2006) (quoting Bailey v. Al-Mefty, 807 So.2d 1203, 1206 (Miss.2001)). This Court considers “the purpose and policy which the legislature had in view of enacting the law ... [and] will then give effect to the intent of the legislature.” State ex rel. Hood v. Madison County ex rel. Madison County Bd. of Supervisors, 873 So.2d 85, 88 (Miss.2004) (citing Aikerson v. State, 274 So.2d 124, 127 (Miss.1973)).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.