McBryan v. Universal Elevator Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 20 state decisions

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

1. ““ The wrong was done by the original incorporators in making a false statement as to the amount of stock actually paid in. The public, and creditors dealing with the corporation, had the right to rely upon this statement as true. Subsequent purchasers of stock were also entitled to rely upon it as true. It would be unjust to visit the sins of the original incorporators upon subsequent stockholders who purchased in good faith.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Macomber v. Endion Grape Juice Co.

2. “. “It would be a disgrace to the law if creditors, dealing with a corporation in reliance upon these statements, which they examine in the public offices, where they are on file, had no remedy. Justice and good morals require that they who make such false statements, whether they make them intentionally or, as in this case, recklessly, should respond in damages therefor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Crawford v. Pierce

3. ““If the statute required the articles of association to state the property put in as capital stock, it might be held that creditors should deal with the corporation at their own risk.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kingston v. Nichols