Buback v. Governor’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
May 1990
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Locke v. Speed · Attorney General v. Bairley
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.
“imposes on a probate judge a function in the removal process which is a partial exercise of executive power because the legislature by statute placed the obligation and responsibility for removal of county officers in the Governor. The function of hearing witnesses ... can be performed by the Governor. If a probate judge is appointed by the Governor to undertake that function, the judge becomes the Governor’s substitute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Williams
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