Musey v. Prater’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The bond in this case was not in favor of the laborers and material man; hence they 'had no recourse upon it. In view of this failure of the owner of the building to exact of the contractor a bond of the kind required by said Act 282, the learned counsel of the furnishers of labor and material argue that he is not entitled to the protection of said Act 262. The answer is very simple. The furnishers of labor and material have no claim whatever upon or against the owner or his property until they have complied with the requirements of said Act 262 by whose operation solely their right of action against him or his property comes into existence; and until they have thus acquired a claim against him or his property he stands in no need of the protection of said Act. His failure to exact a bond does not make him liable irrespective of whether a sworn statement is served within the legal delays, but makes him liable provided such state: ment is served.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Meriwether Supply Co. v. Baugh

2. ““An act to provide for the creation, recognition and recordation of the liens and privileges of laborers, contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, mechanics and furnishers of machinery or fixtures, and to enforce the payment of said liens and privileges, and to repeal all laws in conflict herewith.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rose v. Eunice Electric Theatre Co.

3. ““that such claims should be attested and filed with the owner.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Meriwether Supply Co. v. Baugh