Koppin v. Strode’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 18 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 4301 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Elmer Buchta Trucking, Inc. v. Stanley · 95 Ill. App. 3d 568 - Airdo v. Village of Westchester Ex Rel. Clark · Spears v. Brennan · Indiana State Teachers Ass'n v. Board of School Commissioners of Indianapolis · Lake States Insurance Co. v. Tech Tools, Inc.
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'When construing a statute, the legislature's definition of a word binds us. When the legislature has not defined a word, we give the word its common and ordinary meaning. In order to determine the plain and ordinary meaning of words, courts may properly consult English language dictionaries”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“defined as either 'the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at mean midnight' or 'the time established by usage or law for work, school, or business.' Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 294 (10th ed.1994).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[Wle presume that our legislature intended its language to be applied in a logical manner consistent with the statute's underlying policy and goals.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. King v. Wiley
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.