Reirdon v. Bronaugh’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We reaffirm the position that the five-year surplus leases are invalid if the period extends more than five years from the date of execution. A different rule exists with reference to homestead leases for a very different' and obvious reason. The leases being limited to one year, it might be impossible to cultivate the land were some latitude not permitted.’"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carter v. McCasland

2. ““An agricultural lease by the allottee for five years from a future date on the surplus allotment of a full-blood Choctaw Indian is invalid.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carter v. McCasland