Hinkle v. Siltamaki’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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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. ““According to the weight of authority, courts have had no hesitancy in holding that a statute making it unlawful for an owner of livestock ‘to permit’ them to run at large implies knowledge, consent, and wilfulness on the part of the owner, or such negligent conduct as is equivalent thereto, so that the proof of one of these elements is essential either to a conviction or an assessment of damages growing out of a violation.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Endresen v. Allen · Nylen v. Dayton

2. “An Act to amend and re-enact Section 3119 Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1920, relating to stock at large in lanes and providing penalty therefore. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. Section 3119 Wyoming Compiled Statutes 1920, is hereby re-enacted to read as follows: Section 3119. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, company or corporation to permit live stock of any kind, to run at large in any public lanes or fenced roads in the State of Wyoming. Any person, persons, company or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and in addition shall pay all damage done by such stock unlawfully permitted to run at large in such lanes or roads; Provided that the provisions of this act shall not apply to range stock drifting into lanes or fenced roads in going to, or returning from their accustomed ranges. Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 21, 1921.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andersen,. v. Two Dot Ranch, Inc.

3. “AN ACT making it unlawful for any person, persons, company or corporation to turn domestic stock, saddle or work horses in public lanes or fenced roads for grazing purposes. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, company or corporation to turn any domestic stock, saddle, or work horses in any public lanes or fenced road in the State of Wyoming for grazing purposes, during the months of May, June, July, August and September. Section 2. Any person, persons, company or corporation violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Section 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 25, 1919.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andersen,. v. Two Dot Ranch, Inc.