State v. Pugh’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`In several cases we have said in effect that where the issue involved in the trial of a condemnation case relates solely to damages and compensation to which a landowner is entitled, and the amount of the verdict of the jury is not questioned on appeal, assignments of error relating to the correctness of jury charges, jury arguments, and rulings on evidence which deal with damages and compensation, cannot work a reversal. — State v. LeCroy, 279 Ala. 428 , 186 So.2d 142 ; State v. Dunlap, 279 Ala. 418 , 186 So.2d 132 ; State v. Jackson, 279 Ala. 425 , 186 So.2d 139 ; State v. Young, 279 Ala. 426 , 186 So.2d 140 ; State v. Graf, 280 Ala. 71 , 189 So.2d 912 ; State v. Peinhardt, 270 Ala. 627 , 120 So.2d 728 ; State v. East Woodland Hills, Inc., 281 Ala. 430 , 203 So.2d 447 . "`For other cases to like effect see Alabama v. Ferguson, supra [ 269 Ala. 44 , 110 So.2d 280 ]; Cooper v. Watts, 280 Ala. 236 , 191 So.2d 519 ; Southern Railway Co. v. Edmunds, 280 Ala. 247 , 192 So.2d 451 .. . .'" State v. Ward, supra, 293 Ala. at 519 , 306 So.2d at 267 (1975). See also State v. Hines, 293 Ala. 509 , 306 So.2d 259 (1975); State v. Pugh, 293 Ala. 593 , 308 So.2d 248 (1975).”

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