State v. Pearaa’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Connally v. General Construction Co. · Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United States · Giaccio v. State of Pennsylvania · National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama M Flowers · 290 So. 2d 865 - City of Baton Rouge v. Norman
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It cannot be forcefully contended that the application of these statutes goes beyond the regulation of fraudulent conduct. The purpose of the licensing of such endeavors is to protect the public from irresponsible or fraudulent conduct on the part of those operating “endless chain businesses, and it does not purport to regulate other activities.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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