Putala v. DePaolo’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
February 2026
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nor'easter Group, Inc. v. Colossale Concrete, Inc. · Pepe v. City of New Britain · Jennings v. Connecticut Light & Power Co. · Dukes v. Durante · Gomeau v. Forrest
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well established that repeal of the provisions of a prior legislative enactment by implication is not favored.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]he interpretation of provisions of a city charter by the city council or other town authorities has been given considerable weight by courts construing and applying such provisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A] radical departure from [a] long established policy [of following the town charter] will not be inferred without a clear indication that such a result was intended.”
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.