State ex rel. Mitchell v. Schoeppel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We can see no -relationship between the assessed valuation in a county and the control of rural voting. Neither do we feee any relationship between the difference in population of 80,000 and 100,000 and a control of rural voting. We are forced to the conclusion that the classification in this case which makes the statute apply to Wyandotte, and Wyandotte county only, is an arbitrary one and that it cannot be sustained under the provisions of article 2, section 17 of the constitution of the state.” (p. 399.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carson v. City of Kansas City

2. ““All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state; and in all eases where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be enacted; and whether or not a law enacted is repugnant to this provision of the constitution shall be construed and determined by the courts of the state.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State ex rel. Terbovich v. Board of County Commissioners