Henderson v. Russell’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
34 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently July 2017 · most notably Baker Refrigeration Systems, Inc. v. Weiss (2005), Bishop v. LINKWAY STORES, INC. (1983)
34 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 Leigh v. Hall · Gentry v. Harrison · Trussell v. Fish · Matthews v. Byrd · Dozier v. Ragsdale
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Statutes will not be defeated on account of mistakes, errors or omissions, provided the intent of the General Assembly can be collected from the whole statute. Hazelrigg v. Board of Penitentiary Commissioners, 184 Ark. 154 , 40 S.W.2d 998 (1931). We have often held that the title of an act is not controlling in its construction even though it is a matter to be considered in determining the meaning of a statute which is otherwise ambiguous. Matthews v. Byrd, 187 Ark. 458 , 60 S.W.2d 909 (1933). Likewise, the language used in the title of an act is not controlling but may play a part in explaining ambiguities in the body of the statute. City of Conway v. Summers, 176 Ark. 796 , 4 S.W.2d 19 (1928). We examine the title of an act only for the purpose of shedding light on the intent of the General Assembly. Lyerley v. Manila School District No. 15, 214 Ark. 245 , 215 S.W.2d 733 (1948).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hopkins v. Jegley“Where County Officers must have Deputies and employees necessary to carry out the essential activities of County Government, it is hereby found that it is in the best interest of County Government that no person be employed as a Deputy or County Employee who is related by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree to any elected official. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hopkins v. Jegley“■It is a well-settled principle of statutory construction that statutes-(will) receive a common-sense construction, and, where one word has been erroneously used for another, or a work omitted, and the context affords the means of correct, the proper word will be deemed substituted or supplied.'This is but making the strict letter of the statute yield to the obvious intent of the Legislature.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hopkins v. Jegley
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.