Commonwealth v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The commission may . . . permit promotions to be accomplished ... (3) by promotion based upon meritorious service and seniority to be accomplished by appointment without examination, if (i) the person has completed his probationary period in the next lower position, (ii) he meets ■the minimum requirements for the higher position, and (iii) he receives the unqualified recommendation of both his immediate superior and the appointing authority of his department or agency.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 71 Pa. Commw. 124 - Alterman v. BAKER

2. “The Board’s rather unique, if disingenuous, defense is that since it did not apply the proper rules or procedures to any of the candidates, it can not be said that it discriminated against the petitioner!”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Baker

3. “This argument is reminiscent of Lord Bacon’s defense to a charge of accepting a bribe in a case before him. Since he accepted bribes from both sides it could not affect his decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Baker