Hall v. Stuart’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. “[t]he writ of mandamus ... only issues when there is a clear and specific legal right to be enforced, or a duty which ought to be and can be performed, and where there is no other specific and adequate legal remedy.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hertz v. Times-World Corporation · Cartwright v. Commonwealth Transportation Comm'r

2. ““ ‘Mandamus should never issue unless the petitioner’s right to it is clear. * * *’ Kidd v. Moore, 152 Va. 139, 148 , 146 S. E. 287, 289 . It should be issued only where there is a clear and specific legal right to be enforced, or a duty which ought to be and can be performed, and where there is no other specific and adequate legal remedy, and it is never granted in doubtful cases. Milliner’s Adm’r v. Harrison, 32 Gratt. (73 Va.) 422, 426; Tyler v. Taylor, 29 Gratt. (70 Va.) 765, 766-7.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gilliam v. Harris

3. ““One of the fundamental principles underlying the entire jurisdiction is that mandamus never lies where the party aggrieved has another adequate remedy at law, by action or otherwise ....””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hertz v. Times-World Corporation