Mackay v. Dever’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The election against which the injunction is sought has already been held, or can never be held; the expense of the election has been incurred, or will not be incurred, and this court cannot restrain or undo what has already been done. To all intents and purposes there has been a cessation of the controversy. No effectual judgment can be rendered, and under such circumstances it has been the uniform practice of this court to dismiss the appeal. [Citing cases.]””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 24 Wash. 2d 730 - State Ex Rel. Jones v. Byers

2. ““It has been suggested that the question is a recurring one and will arise again, but in the language of the court of appeals of New York [In re Manning, 139 N. Y. 446 , 34 N. E. 931 ]: ‘The demands of actual practical litigation are too pressing to permit the examination or discussion of academic questions, such as this case in its present situation presents.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 24 Wash. 2d 730 - State Ex Rel. Jones v. Byers