The Union Bank of Georgetown v. Anna Geary’s Empirical Analysis

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13 federal appellate · 3 district · 19 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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We are Inclined to adopt it as a general rule that an answer not under oath is to he considered merely as a denial of the allegations in the bill, analogous to the general issue at law, so as to put the complainant to the proof of such allegations.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Tillinghast v. Chace · Luten v. Camp

2. “‘•So that this question, at the time the contract was entered into, was considered by the bank at least doubtful. And to permit a subsequent judicial decision on this point in their favor, as having- retrospective effect, so as to annul a settlement or agreement made by them under a different state of things, would be sanctioning a most mischievous principle.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Taylor v. Kimmerle

3. “[t]he general authority of the attorney does not cease with the entry of the judgment. He has at least a right to issue an execution, although he may not have the right to discharge such execution without receiving satisfaction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 1st Natl. Fin. Servs. v. Ashley