Mayfield v. Nunn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 34 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"* * * The owner of any promissory note, bond or other written evidence of debt for the payment of money to order or bearer or transferrable [transferable] by assignment shall have the right to collect the whole amount of such promissory note, bond or other written evidence of debt for the payment of money, notwithstanding such promissory note [,] bond or other written evidence of debt for the payment of money may include a greater rate of interest or discount than eight per cent per annum; provided such obligation shall not bear more than eight per cent per annum after maturity until paid. * * *"”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 144 So. 2d 600 - Williams v. Alphonse Mortgage Co. · 274 So. 2d 150 - Thrift Funds of Baton Rouge, Inc. v. Jones

2. ““ ‘Provided however where usury is a defense to a suit on a promissory note or other contract of similar character, that it is permissible for the defendant to show said usury whether same was given by way of discount or otherwise, by any competent evidence.’ Acts of 1908, No. 68.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. v. Houma Town House Apartments, Inc. · 274 So. 2d 150 - Thrift Funds of Baton Rouge, Inc. v. Jones

3. ““This suit was instituted on January 29, 1958 by Lucius Mayfield in his capacity as administrator pro tempore of the Sue- cession of Van Mayfield, and by Jesse Holmes Mayfield, having for its immediate purpose to enjoin further prosecution of a suit via executiva instituted by defendants George Nunn and Jack A. Martin to foreclose a mortgage on certain real estate for the alleged reason that the mortgage note, signed by Van Mayfield and Jesse Holmes Mayfield, on which some payments had been made, was tainted with usury. Exceptions of no cause or right of action having been maintained by the lower Court, and writs having been refused by this Court 1 the foreclosure proceedings were terminated and admittedly are no longer open to attack. A devolutive appeal was perfected from the lower Court’s maintaining of the exceptions as to other relief sought, and the matter is now before us for consideration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 So. 2d 553 - Utah-Louisiana Investment Co. v. International Development, Inc.