Geddes v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Upon the contrary, the more the proposition is considered, the more inconceivable it seems that the framers of two Constitutions (for the provisions of the present Constitution are similar to those of the Constitution of 1879) should display such solicitude upon the subject of notifying `delinquents' of the intended sale of property for taxes, only that such notice should be addressed to and served upon those who have no interest or concern in the matter either because they are dead, or because, being still alive, they never owned, or else have parted with, the property which is the subject of the notice."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pierson v. Castell Land & Harbor Co.

2. ““In the matter of notice which must precede a sale for taxes, however, the Constitution has spoken, requiring such notice to be given to the owner at the time; and it is no answer to the charge that this has not been done to say that the notice was given as the assessment was made.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Lafferranderie