Fidelity Trust Co. v. Lederer’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “no indebtedness is . involved or obligation incurred by the trustee to the holder, but it is simply a certificate of the holder’s right to . proportionate participation in a rental when paid.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lederer v. Fidelity Trust Co.

2. “all instruments (however termed) issued by any corporation (with interest coupons or in registered form) known generally as corporate securities.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lederer v. Fidelity Trust Co.

3. “instruments . . . issued by any corporation . . . known generally as corporate securities.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lederer v. Fidelity Trust Co.