159 W. Va. 254 - Pearson v. Dodd’s Empirical Analysis

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27 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “" ‘To justify the application of the doctrine of res judicata, "* * * there must be a concurrence of four conditions, namely: (1) identity in the thing sued for; (2) identity of the cause of action; (3) identity of persons, and of parties to the action; (4) identity of the quality in the person for or against whom the claim is made.” Opinion. Marguerite Coal Co. v. Meadow River Lumber Co., 98 W.Va. 698 [ 127 S.E. 644 ].’ Syllabus, Hannah v. Beasley, 132 W.Va. 814 , 53 S.E.2d 729 (1949)."”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 171 W. Va. 584 - Conley v. Spillers · 166 W. Va. 735 - Moore v. Sun Lumber Co.

2. ““In view of the paramount necessity of providing regular tax income for the State, county and municipal governments, particularly for school purposes; and in view of the fact that tax delinquency, aside from being a burden on the taxpayers of the State, seriously impairs the rendering of these essential services; and in view of the further fact that delinquent land, with its attendant problems made acute by the events of the past decade, not only constitutes a public liability, but also represents a failure on the part of delinquent private owners to bear a fair share of the costs of government; now, therefore, the legislature declares that its purpose in the enactment of this and the following article [§ 11A-4-1 et seq.] is threefold: First, to provide for the speedy and expeditious enforcement of the tax claims of the State and its subdivisions; second, to provide for the transfer of delinquent lands to those more responsive to, or better able to bear, the duties of citizenship than were the former owners; and third, in furtherance of the policy favoring the security of land titles, to establish an efficient procedure that will quickly and finally dispose of all claims of the delinquent former owner and secure to the new owner the full benefit of his purchase.” W. Va. Code § 11A-3-1 (1974 Replacement Vol.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 W. Va. 605 - Don S. Co., Inc. v. Roach

3. ““Whenever, under the provisions of this article, a purchaser, his heirs or assigns, shall have obtained a deed for any real estate from the deputy commissioner, he or they shall thereby acquire all such right, title and interest in and to the real estate as was, at the time of the execution and delivery of the deed, vested in or held by the State, or by any person who was entitled to redeem ... The deed shall be conclusive evidence of the acquisition of such title. The title so acquired shall relate back to the date of the sale.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 520 F. Supp. 243 - Rogers v. Jewell