Corzelius v. Harrell’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 83 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 92 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The law under consideration states in detail the manner and method the Commission may follow in prorating and regulating the daily gas well production from each common reservoir * * * To make sure that the Commission was not bound by any narrow, technical rules in carrying out the objects of this law, the Legislature was particular to give the Commission broad discretion in the exercise of its power under the provisions of this law ^ ^ ^”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Railroad Commission v. Woods Exploration & Producing Co. · Deep South Oil Co. of Texas v. Texas Gas Corp.

2. ““In recognition of past, present, and imminent evils occurring in the production and use of natural gas, as a result of waste in the production and use thereof in the absence of correlative opportunities of owners of gas in a common reservoir to produce and use the same, this law is enacted for the protection of public and private interests against such evils by prohibiting waste and compelling ratable production.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Halbouty v. Railroad Commission · 218 F. Supp. 618 - Sun Oil Company v. Martin

3. “By the use of the broad language used in Article XVI, Section 59a, the Legislature is authorized to enact such laws as are necessary to carry out the purposes for which such constitutional amendment was adopted. The statutes involved here confer upon the Railroad Commission the power to adjust correlative rights in gas fields, but all of its orders are subject to review by the courts, as provided for in Article 6049(c), Section 8. In view of the broad provisions of Article XVI, Section 59a, authorizing the Legislature to pass all laws that may be appropriate for the conservation and development of all natural resources, and in view of the fact that the statutes provide for a full review in the courts of all orders entered by the Railroad Commission, we are of the opinion that the statutes which authorize the Railroad Commission to adjust correlative rights of owners in a common gas reservoir do not violate the provisions of Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Adjudication of the Upper Guadalupe River Segment of the Guadalupe River Basin