Winchester v. Parm’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The object of the registry laws in providing for the recordation of an instrument is to afford ‘notice of its contents, and of all rights, title, or interests, legal or equitable, created by or embraced within it, to every person subsequently dealing with the subject matter whose interest or duty it is to make a search of the records.’ 2 Pomeroy’s Equity Jurisprudence, 4th Ed. § 649. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Conly v. Industrial Trust Co.

2. ““3684, Sec. 27. Mortgage; Priority of; Lien of; From What Time:— A mortgage, or a conveyance in the nature of a mortgage, of lands or tenements, shall have priority according to the time of recording it in the proper office, without respect to the time of its being' sealed and delivered, and shall be a lien from said time of recording it, and not before.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Conly v. Industrial Trust Co.