Bradley v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

61 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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “any misleading tendency, whether of amplification, of omission, or of fallacy,”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washburn v. Hall · McDonald v. Bryant

2. “It is evident that before determining the sufficiency of the present ballot title we must first ascertain what changes in the law would be brought about by the adoption of the proposed amendment. For the elector, in voting upon a constitutional amendment, is simply making a choice between retention of the existing law and the substitution of something new. It is the function of the ballot tide to provide information concerning the choice that he is called upon to make. Hence the adequacy of the tide is direcdy related to the degree to which it enlightens the voter with reference to the changes that he is given the opportunity of approving. Id. at 927”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dust v. Riviere · Scott v. Priest

3. “[POPULAR NAME] MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST CONTROLLED BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [BALLOT TITLE] AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIX, SECTION 13 OF THE 1874 CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 PERCENT EXCEPT BY LAW ENACTED BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO MAKE IT A CRIME KNOWINGLY TO CHARGE MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST AND TO ALLOW PERSONS PAYING MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM TO RECOVER TWICE THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST PAID. [PROPOSED AMENDMENT] BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS THAT THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION: `Section 1. Section 13 of Article XIX of the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: `Section 13. Interest. The General Assembly shall control, regulate and classify interest and set maximum effective rates thereof. The maximum rate of interest collected shall not exceed ten (10) percent per annum unless otherwise provided by law enacted by affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of each house of the General Assembly. Contracts in excess of the maximum rate shall be void as to principal and interest unless otherwise provided by law. Provided, in any event: (1) a person who knowingly charges interest in excess of the maximum rate shall be guilty of a crime; and (2) a person who has paid interest in excess of the maximum rate may recover not less than twice the amount of interest paid, within the time provided ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Becker v. Riviere