Haney v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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. ““ Complainant by his bill and proofs made out a case entitling him to equitable relief. The taxes of 1885 were not a valid lien upon this land at the time of defendant Miller’s purchase. The sale for said taxes was a void sale. The entire amount thereof, except $2.83, was absolutely void, and complainant is entitled to have the same so decreed. All the parties in interest are before the court, and such decree can be now made as will dispose of the entire controversy. It will be unnecessary to order this amount of "the 1885 assessment, which is a valid tax, to be returned for reassessment, but the same will be paid by complainant to defendant Miller, with such interest, if any, as may lawfully be added to the same, if returned for reassessment. This amount, together with the amount tendered by complainant to said defendant Miller, will be decreed to be paid him by complainant, and thereupon said Miller to reconvey all his interest in the lands in question to complainant. The auditor general will be decreed to refund to defendant Miller the money paid on his purchase for such portion of the 1885 taxes as are by this opinion declared to be invalid.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haney v. Auditor General