State v. McRoberts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Can it be said that because the council refused and neglected to make an appropriation for this one specific item that the members thereof are subject to be removed from office under the statute in question? We do not think so. It is not alleged in the petition that the appellees acted in bad faith or fraudulently when they refused to make the appropriation. This is not a case where an officer has refused and neglected to perform the official duties of his office, as, for instance, where a sheriff closes his office and remains away and refuses and neglects to discharge the duties thereof, and has no one to perform his official duties. The latter case would come squarely within the statute. In the instant case, however, there is no allegation that the county council or any member thereof has failed, refused, or neglected to perform the duties of their office, other than the refusal or neglect to make this one item of appropriation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Indiana v. Beth A. Neff

2. “not more than ten (10) nor less than five (5) days”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Durham v. Marion Circuit Court