Mathis v. Burton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “(1) the grantor was indebted to him at the time of the transfer; (2) the conveyance was voluntary; and (3) the grantor failed to retain sufficient property to pay the indebtedness to the plaintiff in full— not merely at the time of the transfer, but in the final analysis when the creditor seeks to collect his debt.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Park at Durbin Creek, LLC · Campbell v. Deans (In Re J.R. Deans Co.)

2. “Every ... conveyance of lands, tenements or hereditaments, goods and chattels or any of them ... by writing or otherwise ... which may be had or made to or for any intent or purpose to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors and others of their just and lawful actions, suits, debts, accounts, damages, penalties, and forfeitures must be deemed and taken ... to be clearly and utterly void, frustrate and of no effect, any pretense, color, feigned consideration, expressing of use, or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Park at Durbin Creek, LLC · Audio Investments v. Robertson