Castree v. Slingerland’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ . . . The purpose of this law is not only to protect the public against the evil of permitting a public official to use his official power and prestige to augment his own salary, but also to protect him against the equally unjust action of a reduction in his compensation by an unfriendly board having authority to fix the salary. This beneficent legislation removes from the lawmakers the temptation to control the other branches of government by promises of reward in the form of increased compensation or threat of punishment by way of reduced salaries. . . . “It is true that under this resolution Dr. Johnson would receive a larger salary for the second and third years of his term than the first. The action of the hoard of supervisors was talcen, however, before the commencement of that term. He did not assume office until January 1, 1930. The statute under consideration provides that the salary of an officer or employee elected or appointed for a definite term ‘ shall not be increased or diminished during such term.’ The change in Dr. Johnson’s salary was made before and not after he took office. . . . ” (Italics ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moore v. Frohmiller