Stamper v. Roberts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Conceding, for the purposes of this case, without determining the question, that the change thus made was irregular and in excess of the powers conferred, the question still remains whether, under the facts of the case, a court of equity should interpose its injunctive and restraining process. The proceedings to establish this new district occurred in April, 1880; this suit, assailing its validity, was brought in 1884. In the meantime the new district was, in fact, organized, and has remained so organized, unchallenged by plaintiff, except so far as his protest when paying school taxes assessed against him may be regarded as challenging it. In view of these facts, and the further fact that, during* an interval of four years, the de facto existence of the district was recognized and parties interested have adapted themselves to the changed condition of things, presumably for school purposes, and incurring expenses necessarily incidental to conducting a school, we are fully justified in affirming the judgment of the circuit court on the ground, if on no other, that plaintiff, by his laches, has allowed a condition of things to exist for four years which would make it inequitable to grant the relief prayed for.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Inf. Attorney-General v. School Dist.