Holmes v. Countiss’s Empirical Analysis
1938
Citation profile
10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 12 later decisions — most recently November 1981
10 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Gibson v. Chouteau · Doe ex dem. Phillips' Heirs v. Porter · Webb v. Elyton Land Co. · Holland v. Rogers · Derrick v. Brown
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The deed in question is somewhat peculiar in its terms. It recites that the grantors `have sold and released and quit-claimed' to the grantees, Wells and Gray, an undivided one-tenth interest in `the following mining and mineral lands and claims' describing the claims in controversy, and others. The habendum clause contains a stipulation that the grantors will `forever defend the title aforesaid against all parties who hold under or through' the said grantors. The effect of the deed was to convey to the grantees whatever title the grantors then had to the undivided one-tenth interest, and to warrant against any prior conveyances or incumbrances made or suffered by the grantors; but it did not purport to convey any title except what the grantors then had. They then had title to a lode claim, which was subsequently abandoned and forfeited. This is all that passed by the deed, and another title subsequently acquired did not pass.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“`For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, and other valuable considerations in lawful money of the United States,' Johnnycake `grants, bargains, sells, aliens, releases, quitclaims and conveys' unto Kate L. Simpson, the land in controversy, `together with all the improvements, ways, easements, rights, privileges and appurtenances to the same, belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and all remainders, reversions, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand, either at law or in equity, or otherwise howsoever of the said' Johnnycake, `in to, or out of said premises'.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“`To have and to hold all of the above-described lands unto the said T.B. Holmes, and unto his heirs and assigns forever, together *Page 379 with all of the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining'.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.