Thorp v. Murchison’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Our holding in no way limits the force of Art. 2927, R.S. 1925 as amended by Acts 50th Leg., Reg.Sess.1947, p. 778, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 2927, cited in the certificate, which declares that no ineligible candidate shall ever have votes 'counted for him, at any general, special or primary election. We are not holding that the votes cast for Ramsey must be counted for him but only that they must be taken into account in determining whether or not Dunlop received the greatest number of votes cast.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davies v. Stiff

2. ““ Tt is a fundamental idea in all republican forms of government that no one can be declared elected * * *, unless he * * * receives a majority or a plurality of the legal votes cast in the election.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davies v. Stiff