MINOR v. the Mechanics Bank of Alexandria’s Empirical Analysis

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54 federal appellate · 14 district · 56 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 175 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “ordinary meaning of the language must be presumed to be intended, unless it would manifestly defeat the object of the provisions.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. Fisher v. Board of Directors of Public Schools · Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Host

2. ““It is a usage to allow customers to overdraw and to have their checks and notes charged up without present funds in. the bank. Stripped of all technical disguise, the usage and practice' thus attempted to he sanctioned is a usage and practice to misapply the funds of the bank, and to connive at the withdrawal of the same without any security in favor of certain privileged persons. - “Such .a usage and practice is surely [such] a manifest departure from the duty both of the directors and the cashier as cannot receive any countenance in a court of justice. It could not be supported by any vote of the directors, however formal, and therefore whenever done by the cashier, is at his own peril and upon the responsibility of himself and his sureties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bank of Jeanerette v. Druilhet

3. ““There is no question that the replication is not drawn with technical accuracy and correctness; and, if the plea be a good plea of general performance, it is clear, both upon principle and authority, that a special breach ought to have been assigned in the replication; and the objection, if insisted’upon by way of demurrer, for that’cause, would have been insuperable. The reasón is that the law requires every issue to be founded upon some certain points; that the parties may come prepared’ with their evidence, and not be taken by surprise, and the jury may not be misled by the introduction of various matters.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Philip Schneider Brewing Co. v. American Ice-Mach. Co.