Lindberg v. Benson’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
November 1976
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 41 U.S.C. § 35
Relies on Perkins v. Lukens Steel Co. · Gulf Ry Co v. Ellis · Atkin v. State of Kansas · Ellis v. United States · Heim v. McCall
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Section 43. Any member who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill proposed or pending before the legislative assembly, shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon without the consent of the house. N.D.Const. art. II.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In considering * * * challenges to the constitutionality of the measure every reasonable presumption in favor of its constitutionality prevails. Lindberg v. Benson, 70 N.W.2d 42, 45 (N.D.1955).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Legislation cannot arbitrarily divide a class into two parts and constitute a different rule of law governing each of the parts”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.