Burrow v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Incorporated cities and towns in the State of Texas shall have the power and authority to grant the use of a portion •of the streets and sidewalks of such •cities and towns for private purposes, ■for such consideration and upon such (terms as they may prescribe; provided such use shall not interfere with the public use of such streets and sidewalks, •or create any hazardous or dangerous condition thereon. “Towns, cities and villages, incorporated under either general or special law, which shall accept the benefits of this chapter as herein provided, shall have power to improve any highway within their limits, by filling, grading, raising, paving or repaving the same in a permanent manner, or by the construction or reconstruction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, or by widening, narrowing or straightening the same, * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roark v. Rogers

2. ““Any incorporated city or town containing not more than five thousand population in this State shall have the exclusive control and power over the streets, alleys, and public grounds and highways of the city, and to abate and remove encroachments or obstructions thereon; to open, alter, widen, extend, establish, regulate, grade, clean and otherwise improve said streets; * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roark v. Rogers