Walker v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 4 state decisions

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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. ““The validity of the mortgage and assignment was not attacked by any proof by the respondent, it was only assailed by respondent’s counsel in his motion for a directed verdict. It was then argued that the appellant failed to prove consideration for the mortgage and assignment. This court has held that a mortgage itself prima facie imports consideration. * * * As to the assignment of the mortgage, we must apply the rule that ‘where an assignment is absolute it will, until the contrary is shown, be presumed to be upon a sufficient consideration. (5 C. J. 1016; 6 C. J. S. Assignments, section 140, page 1200).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 91 Ohio App. 169 - Massie v. Massie