Bluffestone v. Abrahams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Any alteration of an instrument is material which changes the contract of any party thereto in any respect, including any such change in (a) the number or relations of the parties; or (b) an incomplete instrument, by completing it otherwise than as authorized; or (c) the writing as signed by adding to it or by removing any part of it. (2) As against any person other than a subsequent holder in due course (a) alteration by the holder which is both fraudulent and material discharges any party whose contract is thereby changed unless that party assents or is precluded from asserting the defense;”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stahl v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center · 710 F. Supp. 619 - Business Bank v. Plank

2. “Consent to the alteration of an instrument may be implied by the acts of the parties. (citation omitted). In order to be binding, however, an implication of consent arising from the circumstances must be plain and ambiguous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 680 So. 2d 866 - Courtney v. Merchants and Mfrs. Bank

3. ““fraudulent” requires a dishonest and deceitful purpose to acquire more than one was entitled to under the note assigned by the maker rather than a misguided purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bank of Ripley v. Sadler