State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1935
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 1982
most recently cited
2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The express mention * * * of the particular instance in which the county shall be liable for cost is tantamount to an express legislative declaration that there shall be no liability in any other instances. * * * ” State v. Brown, 169 Tenn. 119 , 83 S.W.2d 250 (1935).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bernard v. State
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.