Boyd v. Burmaster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Commissioner shall consider this certificate together with all other evidence which he may obtain by investigation or otherwise in determining whether such license shall be issued.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Lakewood v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission · City of Chattanooga v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission

2. “From an examination of Code Section 6648.12a, it will be seen that decisions under Chapter 49, Public Acts of 1939, must be viewed in the light of such changes. See State ex rel. Harris v. Beasley, Mayor et ah, 182 Tenn. 529 , 188 S.W.2d 336 . Under Chapter 49, Public Acts of 1939, it was necessary to have such certificate of good moral character and unless the applicant had such a certificate, the Commissioner of Finance and Taxation was without authority to override this act on the part of the local authorities. Decisions of this Court prior to the enactment of Section 6648.12a are that the certificate of good moral character to be issued by local authorities was a condition precedent to the issuance of license by the Commissioner of Finance and Taxation. Evidently Section 6648.12a was enacted to meet these decisions. State ex rel. Harris v. Beasley; Mayor et al., supra; State ex rel. Park v. Beasley, 182 Tenn. 523 , 188 S.W.2d 333 . (emphasis supplied). We have held that the exercise by the Commissioner of Finance and Taxation of delegated discretion in the regulation of liquor traffic will not be interfered with by the courts. McCanless v. Klein, 182 Tenn. 631 , 188 S.W.2d 745 ; Wise v. McCanless, 183 Tenn. 107 , 191 S.W.2d 169 . This case, holding that the commissioner”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Chattanooga v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission

3. “The commissioner shall make such order granting or refusing said license as, in his discretion, the entire record at such hearing shall justify . . . Any party to said hearing may review said order by common law writ of certiorari in the manner provided for review of all other orders . . - (emphasis supplied)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Chattanooga v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission