Frost v. Dangerfield’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
December 2017
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 792 So. 2d 392 - Ex Parte Cranman · Nance by and Through Nance v. Matthews · Diversicare Corp. v. Nickerson · Aland v. Graham · 835 So. 2d 137 - Patterson v. Gladwin Corp.
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[C]ertain actions against State officials are not regarded as actions against the State for purposes of § 14. Patterson v. Gladwin Corp., 835 So.2d 137, 142 (Ala.2002). For example, ‘[i]njunetive action may be maintained against a state official [in his official capacity], if the official is acting beyond the scope of his authority or acting illegally.’ St. Clair County v. Town of Riverside, 272 Ala. 294, 296 , 128 So.2d 333, 334 (1961).””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.