392 So. 2d 37 - Flack v. Carter’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If any elector or candidate present believes that any absentee ballot is illegal due to any defect apparent on the Voter’s Certificate, he may, at any time before the ballot is removed from the envelope, file with the canvassing board a protest against the canvass of such ballot, specifying the precinct, the ballot, and the reason he believes such ballot to be illegal. No challenge based upon any defect in the Voter’s Certificate shall be accepted after the ballot has been removed from the mailing envelope.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Howanitz v. Blair

2. “In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.... [Emphasis added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 548 So. 2d 258 - Cummins Alabama, Inc. v. Allbritten