Kroll v. Steere’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Mere laxity in the administration of the law, no matter how long continued is not and cannot be held to be a denial of the equal protection of the law. To establish arbitrary discrimination inimical to constitutional equality there must be something more, something which in effect amounts to an intentional violation of the essential principle of practical uniformity.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2003 Conn. Super. Ct. 3830 - Wiznia v. Woodbridge Pzc, No. Cv 02-0460161 S (X20) (Mar. 25, 2003) · 2003 Conn. Super. Ct. 3918 - Wiznia v. Woodbridge Pzc, No. Cv02-0460159 S (X20) (Mar. 25, 2003)

2. “the defendant never took any action against any of the homeowners in Groton Long Point for the myriad of violations on people's homes in Groton Long Point as well as real estate for sale signs that violated `3.20.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 10254 - Kroll v. Steele, No. 98-545009 (Jul. 27, 2001)