Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Third—Within two years: An action for trespass upon real property; an action for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property; an action for injury to the rights of another, not arising on contract, and not hereinafter enumerated; an action for relief on the ground of fraud—-the cause of action in such case shall not be deemed to have accrued until the discovery of the fraud.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Davidson v. Payne

2. ““Second—Within three years: An action upon contract, not in writing, expressed or implied; an action upon a liability created by statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Davidson v. Payne

3. ““The liability of the railroad company for the injury complained of accrued when the accident occurred.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cooke v. Holland Furnace Co.