Stahl v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In Kansas intoxicating liquor is property, and before it can be ordered destroyed the claimant thereto is entitled to a trial by jury of the question whether it has been used in violation of law. There is no authority for such a trial in the police court, but the act that conferred upon cities the authority to pass and enforce such ordinances provides for an appeal by the claimant of such property, as shown by that portion of section 4 of chapter 232, Laws of 1901, which is quoted in the statement. The provision conferring such authority upon cities is not, for the reason suggested, unconstitutional or void.” (p. 519.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Fort Scott v. Arbuckle