Strickland v. Berger’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. “"The statute [Title 52, § 361(2), Ala.Code 1940] would become meaningless if it is interpreted to mean that the Board discharges its responsibility when it takes action and sends a letter by mail to the nontenured teacher. It must show the notice was given to the teacher before the end of the term in order for the statute to have any meaning whatsoever. The evidence will not support the trial judge's first finding that the Board discharged its statutory obligation. The evidence will simply admit ... that the Board sent the notice to Strickland at an incorrect address but it was not timely received, for aught appearing."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 718 So. 2d 1145 - Stills v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'N

2. “Any teacher in the public schools, whether in continuing service status or not, shall be deemed offered reemployment for the succeeding school year at the same salary unless the employing board of education shall cause notice in writing to be given to said teacher on or before the last day of the term of the school in which the teacher is employed. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 380 So. 2d 873 - Haas v. Madison County Bd. of Educ.