Stevens v. Lafferty’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The theory of law which underlies the assessment of property for a public improvement in the way of drainage of lands is that the property is benefited by the improvement, and should bear a proportion of the cost thereof corresponding to this benefit. This is but natural justice. On the other hand, there can be but little doubt that an assessment upon property which is not benefited is void” (citing cases).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Seidlitz v. County of Faribault · Arizona Eastern Railroad v. Graham County Thatcher Drainage District No. 1

2. ““But such board shall not modify such boundaries so as to exclude from the proposed district any territory which is susceptible of drainage by the same system of works applicable to the other lands in such proposed district; nor shall any land which will not, in the judgment of said board, be benefited by drainage, by means of said system of works, be included within such proposed district.” Civ. Code 1913, par. 5429.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arizona Eastern Railroad v. Graham County Thatcher Drainage District No. 1

3. ““Plainly the underlying purpose of the statute is to permit organization by form of governmental corporation for the drainage of agricultural lands in order that they may be made productive.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arizona Eastern Railroad v. Graham County Thatcher Drainage District No. 1