Hays v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Neither the State nor any city, county, town or other municipality in this State shall ever loan its credit for any purpose whatever; nor shall any county, city, town or municipality ever issue any interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness, except such bonds as may be authorized by law to provide for and secure the payment of the present existing indebtedness, and the State shall never issue any interest-bearing treasury warrants or scrip.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Parnell · Tapley v. Futrell

2. ““The Constitution is not a grant of power to the State, and we are not required to look to the Constitution for authority for legislative action. The State, acting through its Legislature, may borrow money for its own uses unless that right is denied to it by the Constitution, and the only inhibition against the State there contained, in this respect is that it shall not issue any interest-bearing treasury warrants or scrip.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Parnell · Tapley v. Futrell

3. ““The General Assembly has plenary powers to contract for and create interest-bearing indebtedness on the part of the State, except to issue interest-bearing treasury warrants or scrip.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bush v. Martineau