Betts v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 41 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) “Credit life insurance” means insurance on the life of a debtor pursuant to or in connection with a specific loan or other credit transaction;”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moore v. Hansen · 79 Wash. 2d 396 - Leuning v. Hill

2. ““This brings about an equitable result, in keeping with the purpose and principles of subrogation. What Betts and Brown originally agreed upon takes place. Brown has his portion of the land in return for paying the balance of the agreed consideration, the indebtedness which he assumed. Betts (as succeeded by Mrs. Betts) receives what he bargained for, in that the debt on the entire tract of land, the portion he retained and the portion he conveyed to Brown, is paid by Brown. There is no unjust enrichment of Mrs. Betts because she receives money in addition to the debt being paid. If Brown had paid the indebtedness as he promised to do, the bank could not have declared the entire amount due and applied the insurance proceeds to pay it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hatley v. Johnston

3. “was entered into prior to the effective date of the Georgia Insurance Code, Ga. L. 1960, supra. Hence, what was there held as to the insured's lack of interest in that contract and consequent inability to sue the insurer for breach thereof was not with the aid of the above mentioned Insurance Code provisions, which recognize the interest of the insured in the credit life insurance contract.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 110 Ga. App. 886 - PIONEER &C. LIFE INS. CO. v. Hogan