Slaughter v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““1. On April 21, 1933, defendant was adjudicated a bankrupt by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and all right, title and interest of the defendant in and to the said ten shares of stock by act of law was immediately transferred to and vested in the trustee duly appointed for said defendant bankrupt, whereupon the defendant lost all dominion and control over the said shares of stock. “2. Said trustee has not disclaimed title to the said ten shares of stock to defend■ant. “3. At the date of the assessment levied as aforesaid defendant in law and in fact was not the legal or equitable owner of said ten shares of the stock of said Union National Bank of Atlantic City, N. J., upon which said assessment was levied. “4. The title to said stock was transferred to and vested in the said trustee by act of law more than sixty days prior to the appointment of the said receiver.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brown v. O'Keefe

2. ““The doctrine of the McClaine Case is controlling; that the obligation of the defendant did not arise out of contract, ex press or implied, but was in the nature of a statutory liability. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Erickson v. Richardson