In Re Gribben’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““They are governments of granted and enumerated powers acting by delegated authority. The character of the general law which creates them is their constitution, in which they must be able to show authority for the acts they assume to perform. While state Legislatures may exercise such powers of government coming within a proper designation of legislative powers, as are not expressly or impliedly prohibited, the legislative body of a municipal corporation can exercise those powers only which are expressly or impliedly conferred by charter or the general law.” (In re Gribben, 5 Okla. 379, 47 Pac. 1074 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stone v. City of Sapulpa

2. ““To determine the validity of the ordinance in question in this case, we must first determine whether there has been a grant or delegation of authority by the Legislature of the territory to the city of Oklahoma City to pass such ordinance. The city of Oklahoma City was not created by special charter, but is organized as a city of the first class under the provisions of a general law of the territory.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Blackledge v. Jones