Wilson v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1926
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
March 1935
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Illinois Surety Co. v. Mitchell
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Unless appellee Smith gave authority to the bank to assign the notes to appellant, Lee Wilson, or knew the fact of assignment and acquiesced in the assignment by the bank to Wilson, there could have been no subrogation. . . . Smith testifies and proves that he sent the notes to the bank for collection only, and gave no authority . . . for the assignment or transfer of the notes to another.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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