McClendon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * for the exceptor to select and recite what the court said, or state the substance of what the court said, and thus specifically bring to the attention of the trial court and this court the matter and ruling of which complaint is made. Alabama Power Co. v. Smith, 273 Ala. 509 , 142 So.2d 228 .” McClendon v. State, 278 Ala. 678 , 180 So.2d 273 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gray v. State · Kirkland v. Barfield

2. ““ * * * In determining the value of the property after the taking, the jury should consider any factor or circumstance which would depreciate the value in any way, and this includes any effect that the completed project for which the land is condemned may produce on the remaining tract. St. Clair County v. Bukacek, 272 Ala. 323 , 131 So.2d 683 , and cases cited; State v. Young, 275 Ala. 648 , 157 So.2d 680 .””

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