State v. Loechner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ The constitution of Indiana divides the powers of government into the legislative department, the executive department (including the administrative), and the judicial department. Our constitution recognizes the same general divisions of power, and separates the government into the same departments.” ‘ ‘ This court has used the word ‘ ministerial ’ as synonymous with the word ‘administrative,’and it seems that the two words are so closely allied in meaning that they may be, and fróquently are, used interchangeably. An administrative officer is frequently classed as a ministerial officer, and vice versa. Anderson’s Law Dictionary defines ‘administer’ to mean ‘to dispense, direct the application of; as to administer the law, justice.’ Bouvier speaks of administrative as synonymous with ‘ executive; a ministerial duty; one in which nothing is left to the discretion.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Salsbury

2. “Members of a board of education in cities and towns, like school district officers, are undoubtedly public officers, and must come within some of the recognized definitions of the different classes in which such officers are usually divided. In a general way it may be said that the affairs of state government and the method of administering its laws are divided into three distinct branches,—executive, judicial and legislative; and officers chosen to conduct the affairs of government in either of the different branches mentioned are easily classified.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Buttner

3. ““This class of officers is known by different names. They are sometimes called ‘ executive ’ officers, sometimes ‘administrative,’ sometimes ‘ministerial,’ and with slight shades of distinction; but for convenience sake, and as may properly be done, they will all be treated here under the general head of ‘ ministerial ’ officers, and there will be included all officers whose duties are wholly or chiefly ministerial.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Salsbury