Cooper v. Dix’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “... Contests shall not be permitted in any election except those in which candidates are seeking office.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. Oak Cliff Volunteer Fire Protection District · Walker v. OAK CLIFF VOLUNTEER FIRE PROT.

2. “An election not clearly illegal, will be upheld. No allegations of fraud or corruption have been made. As a general rule, if there are no such allegations and only statutory informalities are involved, the results of the election should not be invalidated. This rationale is premised primarily in the interest the electorate has in having its votes count and, secondarily, in the expense involved in conducting a second election. Just as there must be a point at which litigation must be determined to protect the rights of the respective litigants, so too, must there be a time when elections are determined to be final in order to protect the interests of the electorate—that time comes when an election can be determined with mathematical certainty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. OAK CLIFF VOLUNTEER FIRE PROT.