Franks v. Hampton’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. “' "(6)(a) actions for injunction brought against State officials in their representative capacity where it is alleged that they had acted fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond their authority, or in a mistaken interpretation of law, Wallace v. Board of Education of Montgomery County , 280 Ala. 635 , 197 So.2d 428 (1967), and (b) actions for damages brought against State officials in their individual capacity where it is alleged that they had acted fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond their authority, or in a mistaken interpretation of law, subject to the limitation that the action not be, in effect, one against the State. Phillips v. Thomas , 555 So.2d 81 , 83 (Ala. 1989).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Alabama State University v. Danley · Woodfin v. Bender

2. “' "Subject to certain narrow exceptions ..., we have held that, because an 'adequate remedy' exists by way of an appeal, the denial of a motion to dismiss or a motion for a summary judgment is not reviewable by petition for writ of mandamus.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ala. Power Co. v. Armstrong (Ex parte Ala. Power Co.) · Smith v. City of Montgomery Police Dep't (Ex ParteCity of Montgomery)

3. “A moot case lacks justiciability, and an action that originally was based on a justiciable act cannot be maintained on appeal if subsequent acts or events have made the questions raised on appeal moot.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 So. 3d 209 - Brazelton Props., Inc. v. City of Huntsville