Summers v. Dooley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 20 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * Whether a statute is mandatory or directory does not depend upon its form, but upon the intention of the legislature, to be ascertained from a consideration of the entire act, its nature, its object, and the consequences that would result from construing it one way or the other.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State, Department of Law Enforcement v. One 1955 Willys Jeep, V.I.N. 573481691 · Craig H. Hisaw, Inc. v. Bishop

2. “The intent of the legislature may be implied from the language used, or inferred on grounds of policy or reasonableness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gavica v. Hanson · Worley Highway District v. Kootenai County

3. “[I]f the partners are equally divided, those who forbid a change must have their way * * *. [0]ne partner cannot either engage a new or dismiss an old servant against the will of his co-partner; nor, if the lease of the partnership place of business expires, insist on renewing the lease and continuing the business at the old place.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Covalt v. High