Youells v. Morrish’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A petition ( in quo warranto) may be filed in the circuit court of any county of this State whenever it shall be made to appear that material fraud or error has been committed at any election in such county at which there shall have been submitted any constitutional amendment, question, or proposition to the electors of the State or any county, township or municipality thereof.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sprister v. City of Sturgis · Ferzacca v. Freeman

2. ““The legislature by adopting these three sections, evidently intended a change in the practice; otherwise nothing was accomplished. A reading of these new sections clearly evidences, we think, this legislative intent: That where it is claimed there was fraud or there was error, invalidity, in an election at which any constitutional amendment, question or proposition has been voted upon, the proceedings to test the election must be against the municipality affected by the proceedings and must be brought within 30 days after the election. The purpose of the change is clearly apparent; the municipality to be affected by the proceedings should have an opportunity to be heard, and public policy requires that there should • be a speedy determination of the validity of the election before engagements are entered into by such municipality.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sprister v. City of Sturgis