Stith v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
July 2008
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on City of El Paso v. Simmons · United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Toombs County · Todd v. Morgan · Woodruff v. Trust Co. of Ga. · Morris v. Interstate Bond Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“had the effect of making these titles certain and foreclosing inquiry into the legality of tax deeds made in the distant past ... where the facts and circumstances pertaining to the tax sale would be almost impossible to ascertain.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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