Jeffries v. Jeffries’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 53 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is not necessary that . . . (the buyer) should satisfy the court that the title is defective so that he ought to prevail at law; it is enough if it appears to be subject to adverse claims which are of such a nature as may reasonably be expected to expose the purchaser to controversy to maintain his title, or rights incident thereto. . . . “He ought not to be subjected against his agreement or consent, to the necessity of litigation to remove even that which is only a cloud upon his title.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Adams v. Valentine · 22 Mass. App. Dec. 61 - Tramontozzi v. D'Amicis

2. ““The .effect of this proceeding in equity, if the plaintiff [the vendor] should prevail, would be to require the defendant to accept as perfect a title which he may hereafter be compelled to defend against incumbrances now pointed out, the validity and effect of which cannot now be conclusively determined as against future litigants who may seek to''enforce them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kittinger v. Rossman