Jackson v. Hanna’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “"[2] The exceptions of peremption which may arise under the constitutional provision are set forth in a great number of cases found in our jurisprudence which recognizes only three causes for which a debtor may set aside a sale of property for taxes after the lapse of five years after date of registration of the tax deed and these are: prior payment of taxes, continued physical possession by the debtor, and no assessment. Choate v. O'Brien, La.App., 163 So.2d 157 (4th Cir. 1964); Ewald v. Hodges, 239 La. 883 , 120 So.2d 465 (1960); Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company v. Butler, 234 La. 322 , 99 So.2d 129 (1958); Staring v. Grace, La.App., 97 So.2d 669 (1st Cir. 1957); Stone v. Kimball's Heirs, 199 La. 240 , 5 So.2d 758 (1942); Ward v. South Coast Corporation, 198 La. 433 , 3 So.2d 689 (1941); Close v. Rowan, 171 La. 263 , 130 So. 350 (1930)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 277 So. 2d 520 - Mayo v. Stoessell · 283 So. 2d 482 - Gulotta v. Cutshaw

2. “"The genius of our law does not favor the claims of those who have long slept on their rights, and who, after years of inertia, conveying an assurance of acquiescence in a given state of things, suddenly wake up at the welcome vision of an unexpected advantage and invoke the aid of the courts for relief, under the effect of a newly discovered technical error in some ancient transaction or settlement." (LaFitte, Dufilho & Co. v. God-chaux, 35 La.Ann. 1161, 1163, 1164 )”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 277 So. 2d 520 - Mayo v. Stoessell

3. “"No sale of property for taxes shall be set aside for any cause, except on proof of payment of the taxes for which the property was sold prior to the date of the sale, unless the proceeding to annul is instituted within six months from service of notice of sale, which notice shall not be served until the time of redemption shall have expired and within five years from the date of the recordation of the tax deed, if no notice is given. * * *"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 277 So. 2d 520 - Mayo v. Stoessell