Corn v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * The facts pleaded by the surety in this case show that its principal, the appellant Com, was prevented from appearing not by an Act of God, not by an act of the obligee, not by an act of law properly viewed, but by reason of his own voluntary act, which rendered him ame nable to the criminal laws of another jurisdiction. “Corn’s own conduct prevented the fulfillment of his obligation to surrender himself to the Sheriff of Hancock County, and for his default the surety obligated itself to pay the penalty in the bond. In our opinion no sufficient reason has been offered which would justify this Court in setting aside the forfeiture or in abating the judgment nisi. * * *” 250 Miss, at 729, 168 So.2d at 306 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Phillips v. State · Nix v. State

2. “According to the overwhelming weight of authority in other jurisdictions, both state and Federal, the surety on an appeal bond is not entitled to be relieved of its obligation on such bond unless it can show that the performance of its undertaking has been rendered impossible or excusable (a) by an Act of God; (b) by an act of the obligee; or (c) by an act of law. State v. Pelley (1943), 222 N. C. 684 , 24 S.E. 2d 635 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Allied Fidelity Insurance Co. v. State · United Bonding Insurance v. State