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10 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 36 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Board of Commissioners of Randolph County v. Wilson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Board of Commissioners of Randolph County v. Wilson Anchor | green | “the sheriff ... is an elected, constitutional officer; he is subject to the charge of the general assembly and is not an employee of the county commission.” | 5 |
| 2 | WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS v. Warren | green | “a county is not liable to suit for any cause of action unless made so by statute.” | 5 |
| 3 | Chaffin v. Calhoun | green | “the sheriff ... is an elected, constitutional officer; he is subject to the charge of the general assembly and is not an employee of the county commission.” | 4 |
| 4 | WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS v. Warren | green | “a county has no liability in connection with the violations of the civil rights of any person by a county officer.” | 4 |
| 5 | Vernell, Louis, In Re: | green | “although these are private corporations that are neither controlled nor funded by the state, they are protected by governmental immunity when they are clearly acting as agents of the state.” | 3 |
| 6 | Hannah v. State | green | “the office of sheriff carries with it ... all of its common-law duties and powers, except as modified by statute.” | 3 |
| 7 | Board of Commissioners of Randolph County v. Wilson | green | “involving the power of the commission to approve the sheriff's budget rather than the power of the sheriff to hire deputies.” | 3 |
| 8 | Chaffin v. Calhoun | green | “the county commission may not dictate to the sheriff how that budget will be spent in the exercise of his duties.” | 3 |
| 9 | WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS v. Warren | green | “there is no duty of the county to furnish the sheriff with money to settle a civil rights judgment against him.” | 3 |
| 10 | Tate v. National Surety Corp. | green | “there was no evidence that the jailer was also a deputy” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.