Lynn v. Danforth’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 1984
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Gerald D. Peterson v. Larry D. Fink · State v. Brady
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Any action against a sheriff, coroner or other officer, upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his official capacity and in virtue of his office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution or otherwise;”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bandlow v. James
How this case has been treated — in progress
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