Johnson v. Caddell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We are thus led to conclude, out of a full regard for the worthy purpose here aimed at by the statute, in requiring the writing of his name [rather than only his .initials] by a judge of the election on the ballot, with the intent to safeguard its identity and sure authentication, is best realized and effectuated through holding that the required signing of the judge’s name upon the ballot should mean, and does here mean, the Writing by him of his full name, or at least of his initials and surname, therein. This construction of the statutory provision, we conceive, is best calculated to secure and safeguard the integrity of the ballot contemplated in its-enactment. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Petry v. Hatcher