Anderson v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ The objects sought to be accomplished by the legislature in the enactment of the statute in question in the case at bar are, as contained in its declaration of policy, to conserve and maintain the highways, to render them safer for use by the public, to eliminate discrimination in rates, and to adjust and correlate the various transportation agencies of the state so that the interest of the public may best be served. ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. v. Flagg

2. ““Nothing in this act. shall be construed as requiring or authorizing a compliance with, or an application of, any law or-rule with respect to a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a condition to the granting of any permit.” -”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. v. Flagg

3. ““The legislature hereby declares that to effect the foregoing ends and purposes this statute is adopted. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. v. Flagg