Sargent v. Newell’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 burden rests upon the contestant to show that the ballots are those cast at the election, and that they are in the same condition as when cast. Unless their preservation is shown to have been such that there has been no reasonable opportunity for tampering with them, they cannot overcome the returns. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wilson v. Burridge