Hadrup v. Sale’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 12 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Under statutes which provide that the claimant shall, upon giving or filing notice, have a lien upon the property, a sale of it in good faith before the notice of lien is given or filed prevents the acquisition of any lien. On the other hand, under statutes which recognize the right to a lien from the date of the contract or the time of the commencement of the building or other improvement, or from the beginning of the performance of the labor or the furnishing of material for which the lien is claimed, a lien which has thus attached is not affected by a change of ownership ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harrison & Bates, Inc. v. Featherstone Associates Ltd. Partnership

2. “It should be observed that Code § 43-4 provides that the general contractor, to perfect his lien, shall file his memorandum at any time after the work is done and material furnished by him and before the expiration of sixty days from the time such building is completed, or the work thereon otherwise terminated. This language, when fairly construed, means that an inchoate lien attaches when the work is done and materials furnishes which may be perfected within the specified time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Concrete Structures, Inc. v. Tidewater Crane & Rigging Co. (In Re Concrete Structures, Inc.)