Barrett v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Here there was an actual publication of a portion of the delinquent tax list which included the plaintiff’s property. This publication was in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and in the city in which the plaintiff’s property was located. The publication was complete in every respect except that it did not include all of the property in the county delinquent for nonpayment of taxes and sought to be sold at the same time. As above stated the publication of the entire delinquent list was split between more than one newspaper of general circulation published in the county. We may assume the application of the general provision as a pre requisite step in tax sale proceedings. We may also assume that the defective publication, without more, would have been fatal under the in invitum rule. But in 1943 the Legislature enacted a curative act entitled: ‘An act to validate certain acts of counties, cities and counties and of their officers relating to taxation of property.’ (Stats. 1943, p. 1993.) The content and effectiveness of that act and its application in pending litigation have been considered in the recent cases of Miller v. McKenna, 23 Cal.2d 774 [ 147 P.2d 531 ] ; Chambers v. Duvall, ante, p. 139 [ 156 P.2d 921 ] ; and City of Compton v. Boland, ante, p. 310 [ 158 P.2d 397 ]. It was thereby determined that, assuming certain jurisdictional steps to have been taken, the details in the mode or manner of pursuing those steps may be changed by the Legisla”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Security Investment Co. v. Douglas