Teague v. Sowder’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 23 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[c]hargeable with notice, by implication, of every fact affecting the title which would be discovered by an examination of the deed or other muniments of title of his vendor, and of every fact as to which the purchaser, with reasonable prudence or diligence, ought to become acquainted. If there is sufficient [sic] contained in any deed or record, which a prudent person ought to examine, to produce an inquiry in the mind of an intelligent person, he is chargeable with knowledge or notice of the fact so contained.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Menuskin v. Williams

2. ““A. remainderman or reversioner has no right or power to bring an action. He is not excused therefrom, for he cannot do it at all. His omission of it is no neglect; his postponement of it is no laches. His right to an action. has not yet accrued. He cannot during the time of the tenant for life lose his estate or be barred of his right by the fault or wrong, neglect or laches, of the owner of the particular estate.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pugh v. Frierson

3. “‘ ‘ The habendum is clearly not repugnant to the premises, but determines the estate granted, and only adds new grantees who take by way of remainder. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 28 Tenn. App. 52 - Archer v. Culbertson