Kendall v. Howard County’s Empirical Analysis

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41 state decisions

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

1. “[ (1) ] an action by a municipal corporation or public official that is illegal or ultra vires [;] and [ (2) ] that the action may injuriously affect the taxpayer's property, meaning that it reasonably may result in a pecuniary loss to the taxpayer or an increase in taxes.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. George v. Baltimore Co. · State Center, LLC v. Lexington Charles Ltd. Partnership

2. “a court may grant a declaratory judgment or decree in a civil case, if it will serve to terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding, and if: (1) An actual controversy exists between contending parties; (2) Antagonistic claims are present between the parties involved which indicate imminent and inevitable litigation; or (3) A party asserts a legal relation, status, right, or privilege and this is challenged or denied by an adversary party, who also has or asserts a concrete interest in it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. G & C Gulf, Inc.

3. “The determination of whether a plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that he or she is "personally and specially affected in a way different from that suffered by the public generally” depends upon "the facts and circumstances of the particular case under review.” [Bryniarski, 247 Md. at 144 , 230 A.2d 289 ],”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 215 Md. App. 161 - Bell v. Anne Arundel County