Schardein v. Harrison’s Empirical Analysis
1929
Citation profile
18 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently June 1973
18 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Crick v. Rash · Taylor v. Nuetzel · Barrett v. Duff · Hager v. Robinson · Kratzer v. Commonwealth
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * but when elected by the voters of a town or city, their terms of office shall be four years, and until their successors shall be qualified.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““ 'Term’ is thus identified and defined as a certain and fixed period of four years. It commences when the mayor is elected and inducted into office and ends at the end of the four years for which he was elected. One or several persons may discharge the duties of the office during this period, but the term is not divided into smaller terms by the number of persons who may fill the office. It remains one and indivisible, and term follows term in successive cycles of four years each. Nor does it die with the incumbent. On the contrary, if the incumbent or the one elected to the office shall resign, refuse to qualify, or be impeached or removed from office, the term remains unbroken until the recurring election for that office.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gerard v. Judd““A preliminary question is raised as to appellant’s right to maintain this appeal, but it is without merit. True, actions upon the part of candidates relating to the preparation of ballots in primary elections are restricted to the circuit court, which in relation thereto is made the court of last resort. See Section 1550-27, Ky. Statutes. But the provisions of that section do not abridge the right of voters and taxpayers to maintain such actions. See Hager v. Robinson, 154 Ky. [489] 495, 157 S.W. 1138 . A right that has since been enlarged under the comprehensive provisions of the Declaratory Judgment Act, section 639a of the Civil Code.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Fletcher v. Wilson
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.