Hark v. Gladwell’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. ““This may not be the language which one experienced in parliamentary proceedings would use in a resolution for adopting a report as the aet of the board; but there can be no doubt that this was the intent and object of the resolution. The whole proceedings of the committee in respect to changing the road, causing a survey thereof to bo made, and making an order laying out the new road, were all before the board for consideration, and were approved and adopted. It will not do to apply to the orders and resolutions of such bodies nice verbal criticism and strict parliamentary distinctions, because the business is transacted generally by plain men not familiar with parliamentary law. Therefore their proceedings must be liberally construed in order to get at the real intent and meaning of the body. ” -'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Austrian v. Guy

2. ““A number of cases are referred to by plaintiff’s counsel which hold that establishing an alteration in a highway is in law a discontinuance of the part altered, and that an express discontinuance in the order of the old way is unnecessary; and the decisions rest upon sound reason and good-sense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miller Investment Co. v. City of Milwaukee

3. ““The evidence as to the proceedings of the board shows that at the meeting of June 14, 1878, Supervisor Ilemmelsbuck moved that the report of the ‘road committee be accepted and the committee discharged, which motion was carried.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Austrian v. Guy