21 N.C. App. 677 - Mattox v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. Hefner · Floyd v. North Carolina State Highway & Public Works Commission · Mattox v. State · Ferrell v. North Carolina State Highway Commission · 6 N.C. App. 649 - Wilmington Shipyard, Inc. v. North Carolina State Highway Commission
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.
“[t]he title not being in issue, the question before us is whether the plaintiffs may bring an action for damages under the statutory provisions of 41-10.1.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the State of North Carolina or any agency or department thereof asserts a claim of title to land.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The right to sue the State is a conditional right, and the statutory provisions must be strictly followed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.