Hull v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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. “A trial court has full authority to determine who should be allowed to make bonds in its court. Gilbreath v. Ferguson, 195 Tenn. 528 , 260 S.W.2d 276 (1953). Also, it is the trial court’s function to regulate the professional bondsmen that execute bonds in its court, and it may impose reasonable limitations on the total .liability of such bondsmen’s undertakings in that court. [T.C.A. §§ 40-11-302 — 806], Further, a trial court has the inherent power to administer its affairs, including the right to impose reasonable regulations regarding the making of bonds. Taylor v. Waddey, 206 Tenn. 497 , 334 S.W.2d 733 (1960).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Hitt