Wattenbarger v. Tullock’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is settled by the case of State ex rel. McMorrow v. Hunt, 137 Tenn. 243 , 192 S.W. 931 , that this supervisory or superintending writ may be granted in a proper case although the decree is not final. In the case of Conners v. (City of) Knoxville, 136 Tenn. 428 , 189 S.W. 870 , it is said: “ ‘ “Certiorari” at common law performed the function of aid to a review and supervision of the proceedings of inferior boards and tribunals by a superior tribunal, not taking the place of appeal or writ of error, but bringing up the entire record in order to a determination whether there had been an absence or excess of jurisdiction, or a failure to proceed according to the essential requirements of the law/ 136 Tenn. at page 432, 189 S.W. at page 871.” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. Continental Tennessee Lines, Inc.

2. ““It is settled by the case of State ex rel. McMorrow v. Hunt, 137 Tenn. 243 , 192 S.W. 931 (1916), that this supervisory or superintending writ may be granted in a proper case although the decree is not final.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Medic Ambulance Service, Inc. v. McAdams