Barton v. School District No. 2’s Empirical Analysis
1915
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
April 1920
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Splaine v. School District No. 122 · Baker County v. Huntington · School District No. 68 v. Allen · Holloway v. School District No. Nine · Stout v. Yamhill County
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It is a principle settled by numerous decisions that where a power is given to a corporation to do an act, and the particular method by which that power is to be exercised is pointed out by statute, the mode is the measure of the power. Here the power or duty to employ teachers is prescribed, and the particular method by which that power shall be executed is also pointed out, and not only is this the case, but the statute adds the mandatory words: ‘ Any duty imposed upon the board as a body must be performed at a regular or special meeting, and must be made a matter of record.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Any duty imposed upon the board as a body must be performed at a- regular or special meeting, and must be made a matter of record. The consent to any particular measure obtained of individual members when not in session is not an act of the board, and is not binding upon the district. If a contract is made without authority of the board, the individual making such contract shall be personally liable.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““The hoard at a general or special meeting called for that purpose, shall hire teachers, and shall make contracts with such teachers which shall specify the wages, number of months to be taught, and time employment is to begin, as agreed upon by the parties, and shall file such contracts in the office of the district clerk.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.