Fisher v. Birkey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Changes in the boundaries of school districts cannot at all times be made to give equal opportunities and the same convenience to all the inhabitants affected by such changes, and where it appears from such changes that the wishes and convenience of a majority of the inhabitants of the districts are served and the other parties affected are not greatly inconvenienced or oppressed or outraged by the change, a court of equity cannot interfere, by way of injunction, to set aside- and declare void the action of the trustees or of the county superintendent.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chicago B. & Q. R. v. Byron School Dist. No. 1

2. ““Where * * * tbe action of tbe trustees or tbe county superintendent is clearly shown to be so unreasonable and unjust to those complaining as to amount to oppression and a wanton disregard of their rights and interests, then a court of equity will interfere to set aside such unjust and oppressive decision and grant such other relief as may be necessary and proper.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chicago B. & Q. R. v. Byron School Dist. No. 1