Fox v. Medina’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) The appeal shall be under the substantial evidence rule and against the commission alone as defendant. The rules applicable to ordinary civil suits apply, with the following exceptions, which shall be construed literally: [3] (1) the appeal shall be perfected and filed within 30 days after the date the order, decision, or ruling of the commission or administrator becomes final and appealable; (2) the case shall be tried before a judge within 10 days from the date it is filed; (3) neither party is entitled to a jury; and (4) the order, decision, or ruling of the commission or administrator may be suspended or modified by the court pending a trial on the merits, but the final judgment of the district court may not be modified or suspended pending appeal. [Emphasis added].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garza v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

2. “the better course is to have trial judges hear or `try' the case within 10 days and render judgment in that period, but not to strip appellants of their appeal and render for appellees automatically if the judge does not sign the written judgment within 10 days.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garza v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission