Clayton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1952
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1992
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Scott v. San Bernardino Valley Traction Co. · State Ex Rel. Moss v. Hamilton · Puterbaugh v. Wadham · People ex rel. Holdom v. Sweitzer · State Ex Rel. Harvey v. Linville
Most-quoted passages
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““None of the evils sought to be eliminated by the constitutional provisions can possibly arise where the change in compensation is automatically accomplished through the happening of a contingency, such as a fluctuation in population over which the office holder has no control, as is the case now before the Court.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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