In re Pepper’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Commission’s decision shall be final and conclusive unless within ten days after notice thereof the parties to such hearing shall appeal to the Court of General Sessions of the county in which the license would operate.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Applications of X-Chequer Inn, Inc. · Ahner v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

2. ““Unquestionably, one or two persons could be found in every community who would object to an application for a license for conscientious reasons or for personal motive and, apparently, it was that very kind of protest which the Legislature was seeking to guard against. The granting of liquor licenses being a matter of public moment, it was no doubt desired to prevent a small number from creating litigation in every case regardless of how material the license might be to public convenience.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bicow v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission