Miller v. Highland County’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[o]ur central focus is to ascertain and give effect to the intention of the General Assembly.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leonard v. Commonwealth · Boasso Am. Corp. v. Zoning Adm'r of Chesapeake

2. “bring any other additional rights into being,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Logan v. City Council of City of Roanoke · Cherrie v. Virginia Health Services

3. “Every action contesting a decision of the local governing body adopting or failing to adopt a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment thereto or granting or failing to grant a special exception shall be filed within thirty days of the decision with the circuit court having jurisdiction of the land affected by the decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boasso Am. Corp. v. Zoning Adm'r of Chesapeake