284 Ga. App. 282 - Reece v. Turner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a ministerial act is commonly one that is simple, absolute, and definite, arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist, and requiring merely the execution of a specific duty. A discretionary act, however, calls for the exercise of personal deliberation and judgment, which in turn entails examining the facts, reaching reasoned conclusions, and acting on them in a way not specifically directed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 328 Ga. App. 422 - LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al. v. HALLIBURTON

2. “`(T)he determination of whether an action is discretionary or ministerial depends on the character of the specific actions complained of, not the general nature of the job, and is to be made on a case-by-case basis.' [Cit.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McDowell v. Smith

3. “decisions concerning the supervision of students and school personnel are considered discretionary, `even where specific school policies designed to help control and monitor students have been violated.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McDowell v. Smith