Smith v. Cannon’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 617 So. 2d 880 - Stobart v. State Through DOTD · Randolph v. General Motors Corp. · Hogan v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co. · 973 So. 2d 831 - Locke v. Young · Hibernia Nat. Bank v. Antonini
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Quo warranto is a writ directing an individual to show by what authority he claims or holds public office, or office in a corporation, or directing a corporation to show by what authority it exercises certain powers. Its purpose is to prevent usurpation of office or of powers.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Dugas v. Breard
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.