382 So. 2d 169 - Fitzmorris v. Lambert’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
11 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently November 2007
11 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Downs v. Pharis · State ex rel. Vullo v. Plaquemines Parish Police Jury · 291 So. 2d 778 - Garrison v. Connick · Waguespack v. Richard · Sevin v. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Com'n
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We think that, before any determination of serious irregularities can be made, it is necessary that evidence be produced as to all elements of the voting procedure, and as to all of the documents relating to the precinct involved. A showing that a machine was not properly sealed is no ground for disallowing the votes cast therein unless other factors indicate some illegal action or tampering. The same would be true as to differences between the public and protective counters, with no other evidence of impropriety adduced. It is within these guidelines that we will consider the evidence in this case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Becnel v. Madere“The Court recognizes that the legislature in drafting and enacting the present Election Code sought to expedite contests of this nature. The integrity of the election process mandates the same. The fixing of time limitations is vested solely in the legislature.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cook v. Skipper“[n]o person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, except by due process of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.