Tyree v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““§ 44-449. Transfer without endorsement; effect of “Where the holder of an instrument payable to his order transfers it for value without endorsing it, the transfer vests in the transferee such title as the transferor had therein, and the transferee acquires, in addition, the right to have the endorsement of the transferor. * * * ””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gibbs v. Wheeler · Thomas J. Grosso Investment, Inc. v. Murphy

2. ““Appellant’s testator paid a valuable consideration for the notes, consequently he is entitled in equity to require ap-pellee to indorse the notes so as to preserve their negotiability, but the form of indorsement which may be compelled depends upon the agreement of the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gibbs v. Wheeler

3. ““The species of indorsement is determined by agreement of the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, the law will presume that the usual form of indorsement, that is, an unqualified indorsement was intended. * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas J. Grosso Investment, Inc. v. Murphy