Hall v. McBride’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The choice between invalidation of a statute or expansion of the scope of its applicability requires, of necessity, an ascertainment of the predominant legislative purpose underlying the statute's enactment. Beal [v. Beal , Me., 388 A.2d 72 (1978)], supra. That is to say, given the nature and substance of the statute, its relevant economic, social, and historical implications, can it be concluded that benefits should be terminated to the class of persons whom the legislature intended to benefit."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 494 So. 2d 819 - Williams v. State

2. “"When a statute is defective because of underinclusion, a court has two alternatives: "1) The Court may declare the statute a nullity, and order that its benefits not extend to the class, and "2) The Court may extend the benefits of the statute to include those who are aggrieved by the exclusion."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 678 So. 2d 1084 - Km v. Gh