Kee v. Ewing’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 7 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The mortgage of the plaintiff in error was recorded on the 28th of November, the day following its execution and delivery, and four months prior to the recording of the mortgage to the Union Trust Company, which clearly gave it precedence, if the same was entitled to record at that time. It is urged, however, by the defendant in error, that it was not entitled to record, and did not, because of being recorded, acquire a superior right of enforcement over the mortgage of defendant in error, because of the fact that the National Bank of Weatherford had some interest therein, and O. H. Cafky, cashier of said bank, and stockholder therein, took the acknowledgment of Ewing and wife to its execution.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Elsey v. Shaw

2. ““We think they are equally clear that an officer of a bank who is a stockholder therein may not take an acknowledgment of such an instrument made to secure a debt made payable to the bank, and, if so taken and acknowledged, the instrument would not be entitled to record, and such record, if made, would not give to it the force and effect of a recorded instrument.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lankford v. First National Bank of Lawton