Territory v. Dondero’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a municipal board may waive or suspend its rules of procedure. Such waiver may be brought about either by formal action on the part of the board or by ignoring of the rules without objection. If an ordinance is passed without violation of statutory requirements, but in violation merely of a rule of procedure, it will not be held invalid for that reason.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bremner v. City & County of Honolulu

2. “It is sufficient if the title of an ordinance fairly indicates to the ordinary mind the general subject of the act, is comprehensive enough to reasonably cover all its provisions, and is not calculated to mislead; but an act which contains provisions neither suggested by the title, nor germane to the subject expressed therein, is, to that extent void.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schwab v. Ariyoshi

3. “No ordinance shall embrace but one subject, which subject shall be expressed in its title.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schwab v. Ariyoshi