Gribble v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he purpose of the Legislature in compelling such accounting was to provide a simple, speedy, and effective method for adjusting the fiscal matters of a municipality . . . [and that] the decision of this tribunal [the township auditors] is conclusive, and cannot again be inquired into either by the same tribunal at another time or by a court of law except in the manner provided by statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Laskey v. Bruno

2. “[i]t shall be lawful for the borough, or any taxpayer thereof, on its behalf, or any officer whose account is settled or audited, to appeal from the settlement or audit, as shown in the auditors’ report, to the court of common pleas of the county, not later than forty days from the date of filing of the auditors’ report with the clerk of the court of quarter sessions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Laskey v. Bruno