Lepper v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * such a creditor cannot waive his security a.nrl sue on the debt (Largey v. Chapman, 18 Mont. 563 , 46 Pac. 808 ), except by the forbearance of the debtor, who may plead the mortgage as a bar to plaintiff.’s action, and it becomes such a bar unless the plaintiff can thereafter show that the security, through no fault of his, has become worthless (Vande Veegaete v. Vande Veegaete, 75 Mont. 52 , 243 Pac. 1082 ).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Puterbaugh v. Ash · Federal Deposit Insurance v. Shoop

2. ““When the statute is followed and the court has secured jurisdiction over the person of the debtor, or debtors, and the property, the debt is merged in the judgment and decree rendered, and though the property may not bring [a sum] sufficient to satisfy the judgment, no further action can be brought on the debt evidenced by the note.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. First Security Bank of Bozeman v. J

3. “the purpose of [its one action statute] is to compel one who has taken security for his debt to exhaust the security before resorting to the general assets of the debtor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Federal Deposit Insurance v. Shoop