437 So. 2d 63 - Witt v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

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17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]issues are framed, formed and bounded by the pleadings of the litigants. The Court is limited to the issues raised in the pleadings and proof contained in the record.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lawrence County School District v. Bowden · 912 So. 2d 461 - Martin v. Lowery

2. “It is well-settled that the constitutionality of a statute will not be considered unless the point is specially pleaded. [State ex rel. Carr v. Cabana Terrace, Inc.] 247 Miss. [26] at 37, 153 So.2d [257] at 260 [(1963)]. See also Stewart v. City of Pascagoula, 206 So.2d 325 (Miss.1968); Comfort v. Landrum, 52 So.2d 658 (Miss.1951); Adams v. Board of Supervisors of Union County, 177 Miss. 403 , 170 So. 684 (1936). We are of the opinion that the constitutionality of the statute was not properly before the lower court and that the court erred in declaring the statute unconstitutional of its own volition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Mississippi State Tax Commission v. One (1) 1984 Black Mercury Grand Marquis

3. “It is well-settled that the constitutionality of a statute will not be considered unless the point is specifically pleaded.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 688 So. 2d 742 - City of Jackson v. Lakeland Lounge