Bernier v. Bernier’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 federal appellate · 6 district · 53 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 143 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““No certificate, however, shall be given or patent issued therefor, until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry; or if he be dead, his widow.; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee; or in case of a widow making such entry, his heirs or devisee, in case of her death, proves by two credible witnesses that he, she, or they have resided upon or cultivated the same for the term of five years immediately succeeding the time of filing the affidavit, and makes affidavit that no part of such land has been alienated, except as provided in section twenty-two hundred and eighty-eight, and that he, she, or they will bear true allegiance to the government of the United States; then, in such case, he, she, or they, if at that time citizens of the United States, shall be entitled to a patent, as in other cases provided by law”: Rev. Stats. U. S., § 2291 (U. S. Comp. Stats. 1901, p. 1390; 6 Fed. Stats. Ann. 292).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gaylord v. Carroll · 37 Fed. Cl. 677 - Ruth v. United States

2. “In case of the death of both father and mother, leaving an infant child or children under twenty-one years of age, the right and fee shall inure to the benefit of such infant child or children; and the executor, administrator, or guardian may, at any time within two years after the death of the surviving parent, and in accordance with the laws of the State in which such children for the time being, have their domicile, sell the land for the benefit of such infants, but for no other purpose; and the purchaser shall acquire the absolute title by the purchase, and be entitled to a patent from the United States on the payment of the office-fees and sum of money above specified.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anderson, Guardian v. Muhr · 37 Fed. Cl. 677 - Ruth v. United States

3. ““The object of the sections in question wa's, as well observed by counsel, to provide the method of completing the homestead claim, and obtaining a patent therefor, and not to establish a line of descent or rules of distribution of the deceased entryman’s estate.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Buchser v. Morss · Gaylord v. Carroll