Hill v. Gerber’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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * We think it was also intended that they should be recorded; that a corporation, within the meaning of that section, ‘resides’ in that town in which it has its established place of business. Prior to 1395 this section required such agreements to be ‘recorded like mortgages of personal property,’ and mortgages of personal property made by a corporation must be recorded in the town where it has its established place of business. * * * reason can be assigned why it should not apply to such agreements when made by a corporation as purchaser, as well as when made by any other person. The act of 1895 required them to be in writing and signed, and the Legislature, when it used the word ‘resides,’ did not intend to change the existing law in regard to recording, but did intend that the terms should embrace corporations which have an established place of business in this state, as well as those persons who, more strictly speaking, reside here.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Merrymeeting Products Corp.