Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Merin v. Maglaki · Kane v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE & FIREMEN'S RET. · Cattani v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, POLICE & FIREMEN'S RETIRE. · Geller v. Department of the Treasury · Steinmann v. State, Dept. of Treasury
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.
“`eligibility [itself] is not to be liberally permitted.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“An inappropriate allowance of benefits tends 'to place a greater strain on the financial integrity of the fund in question and its future availability for those persons who are truly eligible for such benefits.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“pension statutes are 'remedial in character' and 'should be liberally construed and administered in favor of the persons intended to be benefited thereby.'”
2 later decisions 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.