Brunson v. Merrill’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* * * qvfje question, however, is one of practice, and has been passed upon in the ease of Watson v. Jackson, 24 Kan. 442 . In this case, cited, it is held that the judgment upon a motion to discharge attached property from levy on the ground that the property is exempt is not conclusive upon the defendant, and that the question of ■ exemption may be tried thereafter in an action of replevin, brought by the judgment debtor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Saffa v. Thacker

2. ““This was exempt property. The levy and taking possession by the constable was unlawful in the first instance, and it has been held by this court in the case of Chandler v. Colcord, 1 Okla. 260 [ 32 Pac. 330 ], and Burchett v. Purdy, 2 Okla. 391 [ 37 Pac. 1053 ], that when the possession of property in the first instance is unlawful, no demand is necessary prior to bringing suit for its recovery.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Byers v. Ingraham

3. ““We see no good reason why we should not follow the Kansas decisions, and the question being there fully and thoroughly settled prior to the adoption of our Code here, it follows that the ruling upon the motion by the justice of the peace should be held not to be conclusive, and not res adjudicat'a.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Saffa v. Thacker