Hunt v. Schilling’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is evident, therefore, that appellee is entitled to a lease of the land. The only question remaining is whether mandamus is the proper remedy for him to enforce such lease, in the event it is denied him. “Now, mandamus lies to compel public boards to exercise their discretion, and to perform ministerial duties which are clearly enjoined upon them by the law as absolute and official. Under the record and the laws as we have found them so far, there is a clear duty resting upon the land commissioner to reappraise the lands in question, and, when so reappraised, to lease them to appellee, and until such action is taken appellee has no plain, adequate, and speedy remedy. He desires, and is entitled to, a lease of the lands in question. Is there any other way, except by mandamus, by which he can secure it?””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moeur v. Ashfork Livestock Co.

2. ““But it is contended that appellee has no beneficial interest in and to the subject-matter, and appellants cite Campbell v. Caldwell [ 20 Ariz. 377 , 181 Pac. 181 ], supra, in support thereof. In that case, however, appellant had gone no further than mere application to lease, while here there has been a final adjudication that the lease shall issue. Certainly appellee has a beneficial interest in the subject-matter of the action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moeur v. Ashfork Livestock Co.