Pierce v. Tharp’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “In re Bowers, [ 137 Tenn. 193 , 192 S.W. 919 (Tenn.1917)], it is said: “Section 2 of article 6 of the state Constitution provides that the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court ‘shall be appellate only * * *.'" “This section of the Constitution has been construed in many cases, and the holdings of this court have been uniform to the effect that it is without original jurisdiction in any matter, and that it is beyond the power of the Legislature to confer original jurisdiction upon it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Peck v. Tanner

2. “[P]etitioners preferred to rest on their oars until the Court announced its decision, and then come forward with a belated effort to charge that some of the justices on the Court were disqualified to hear the case. If any member of the Court were disqualified to participate in the hearing, such [issue] was waived by failure of petitioners ... to make objection.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 580 So. 2d 1140 - Ryals v. Pigott