Sloane v. Chiniquy’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““Undoubtedly such a statute is void as against ail creditors who were such before its passage, because it does impair the obligation of the contract as it existed at the time the contract was made. Before the law was passed it was a part of the right of the creditor to attach the property of the debtor ¡under certain circumstances, and to hold it for the payment of the debt; and, ¡apart from an attachment, he had a right to procure an ordinary judgment at law, and to levy upon the property of his debtor. So that, as to all debts arising on contract made before the passage of this statute, the law is inoperative and void as to them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Heath & Milligan Manuf'g Co. v. Union Oil & Paint Co.