Altman v. Pace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * [T]hat at least either a majority of the commission be present at the hearing of the testimony; that they have it transcribed and read it; or that they have it read to them by the stenographer who took the original notes. The presumption is' that public officers do their duty, and, unless there is some showing in the record that these requisites were not complied with, we must assume that the rule laid down by us in King v. Alabam’s Freight Co., [38 Ariz: 205, 298 P. 634 ,] supra, was followed. * * *” 49 Ariz. at 235 , 65 P.2d at 1165 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. De Concini · Youngblood v. Austin

2. ““ * * * It appears from the copy of the proceedings certified to this court by the commission that the evidence on rehearing was heard by a referee on May 28, 1930, none of the commissioners themselves being present, and that it had not been transcribed by July 3rd when the award was made. This being true petitioners contend that the commission made the findings and the award without hearing the evidence or knowing what it was and, therefore, that its action was unlawful, arbitrary and in excess of its powers. This charge, if true, would, demand that the decision be set aside because the law contemplates that the orders and awards of the commission shall be made after a full consideration by it of all the facts of the case and shall be its deliberate act. * * * ” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. De Concini

3. ““ ‘We think it is implicit in the Workmen’s Compensation Act that all orders and awards must be the deliberate act of the commission. It is the duty of the commission as a body to consider and deliberate upon the evidence and all of the evidence, whether the issue be one of compensation or one for the protection of the life, health, safety, and welfare of the employees, and bring to bear their best and most conscientious judgment with a view of reaching a just, fair, and equitable conclusion. The commission cannot delegate this imperative duty to anyone.’” (Emphasis supplied.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. De Concini