State v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is clear that the General Assembly did not mean to say that drugs, medicines, provisions or other articles of immediate necessity which are embraced within the exception of the provisions of section 2244, were not goods, wares or merchandise, but simply sought to classify the character of goods, wares or merchandise which might be sold without violating the preceding provisions of section 2243. In other words, the articles embraced in section 2244 might fall within the definition of goods, wares or merchandise and the sale of them might not constitute any offense, for the reason that they fall within the exception provided for by section 2244.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'Donnell

2. ““Every person who shall expose to sale any goods, wares or merchandise, or shall keep open any ale or porter house, grocery or tippling-shop, or shall sell or retail any fermented or distilled liquor, on the first day of the week,’ commonly called Sunday, shall on conviction be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not exceeding fifty dollars.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'Donnell

3. ““The last section shall not be construed to prevent the sale of any drugs or medicines, provisions, or other articles of immediate necessity.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'Donnell