King v. Hoadley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A person who by virtue of a contract or agreement, either in writing or parol, with an agent, contractor or subcontractor of the owner thereof, performs labor or furnishes materials to the amount of $15.00 or more for erecting, repairing, moving or altering such building, steam engine or waterwheel shall have a lien, to secure the payment of the same upon such building, steam engine or waterwheel and the lot of land upon which the same stands, by giving notice in writing to such owner or his agent having charge of such property that he shall claim a lien for labor or material. Such lien shall extend to the portions of the contract price remaining unpaid at the time such notice is received.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nadeau Lumber, Inc. v. Benoit

2. ““The amount of such lien cannot exceed the amount due or to become due to the contractor from the owner, consequently any off-set against the contractor for failure to perform his contract with the owner is available to the owner in arriving at the amount so due or to become due.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cote v. Bloomfield

3. ““If nothing was due from the defendant to Arthur King at the time the plaintiff gave notice to the defendant that he should claim a lien, no lien was obtained.” King v. Hoadley, supra, p. 396-397 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cote v. Bloomfield