211 W. Va. 477 - Smith v. Burdette’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 192 W. Va. 189 - Painter v. Peavy · Jackson v. City of Kansas City · State v. Terrell · 198 W. Va. 635 - Marlin v. Bill Rich Construction, Inc. · 197 W. Va. 616 - Mallamo v. Town of Rivesville
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“basic matters [such] as the type and number of fire trucks and police cars considered necessary for the operation of the respective departments; how many personnel might be required; how many and where police patrol cars are to operate; the placement and supply of fire hydrants; and the selection of equipment options.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.