Terrace v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district ·

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

1. “carrying on trade; wholesale and retail;”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Porterfield v. Webb · Frick v. Webb

2. “■. “ It is obvious that one who is not a citizen and cannot become one lacks an interest in, and- the power to effectually work for the welfare of, the state, and, so lacking, the state may rightfully deny him the right to own and lease real estate within its boundaries. If one incapable of citizenship may lease or own real estate, it is within the realm of possibility that every foot of land within the state might pass to the ownership or possession of non-citizens.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Terrace v. Thompson

3. “to enter, travel and reside in the territories of the other, to carry on trade, ... to own or lease and occupy houses, manufactories, warehouses and shops, ... to lease land for residential and commercial purposes, and generally to do anything incident to or necessary for trade upon the same terms as native citizens or subjects,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Terrace v. Thompson