Otto v. Harllee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A tax sale certificate is the evidence of a lien and confers upon its holder valuable rights of which he may not be involuntarily deprived without due process of law and judicial determination. The construction of a tax certificate and the determination of whether or not it is void is a question of law and can be validly determined only by the judiciary."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Northern Investment Corp. v. Lee · 344 So. 2d 290 - STATE, DEPT. OF ADMINSTRATION v. Stevens

2. ““Under the statute we are now considering it is attempted to clothe the Clerk of the Circuit Court with the power to determine whether or not a tax certificate is void by reason of the insufficiency of the description of the lands as contained in such certificate. This determination involves the right of the certificate holder to interest on his investment. It involves the right of the county to hold the money which the certificate holder has paid for the certificate and to use that money for lawful county purposes. There can be no doubt that the exercise of such power is a judicial function and may not be legislatively delegated to, nor may it be exercised by an administrative officer. See People, ex rel. Kern, v. Chase, 165 Ill. 527 , 46 N. E. 454 , 36 L. R. A. 105; State, ex rel. Blaisdell, 22 N. Dak. 86, 132 N. W. 769 , 6 R. C. L. 172, et seq.’’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Northern Investment Corp. v. Lee