State v. Stone’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. That, as a matter of law, it is not necessary for the State to specifically allege in its petition the ability to pay of Walter J. Mills from April 14, 1937 to January 31, 1951 for the support, maintenance and treatment of his son, George Mills, the pleading of Article 3196a alone being sufficient. “2. That, as a matter of law, plaintiff must show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Walter J. Mills was able to reimburse the'State for the support, maintenance and treatment furnished the said George Mills, said ability being concurrent with the period of hospitalization and maintenance of the said George Mills. “3. That, as a matter of fact, at all times, from April 14, 1937 through and including March 31, 1948, Walter J. Mills was without ability to reimburse the State for the support, maintenance and treatment furnished his son, George Mills, while a patient at the Austin State Hospital. “4. That as a matter of fact, at all times, from April 1, 1948 through and including January 31, 1951, being a period of one hundred forty-seven (147) weeks and five (5) days, Walter J. Mills was able to reimburse the State of Texas for the support, maintenance and treatment furnished his son, George Mills, while a patient at the Austin State Hospital.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Stone

2. ““Section 1. Patients admitted to State Hospitals * * * shall be of two classes, to wit: “Indigent patients; “Non-indigent patients; “Indigent patients are those who possess no property of any kind nor have anyone legally responsible for their support, and who are unable to reimburse the State. This -class shall be supported at the expense of the State. “Non-indigent patients are those who possess some property out of which the State may be reimbursed * * *. This class shall be kept -and maintained at the expense of the State, as in the first instance, but in such cases the' State shall have the right to be reimbursed for the support, maintenance, and treatment of such patients. “Sec. 2.. Where the patient has no sufficient estate of his own, he shall be . maintained at the expense: “Of the husband or wife of such person, if able to do so; “Of the father or mother of such person, if able to do so.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Waddill