Davis v. Napolski’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““The better opinion is that, if a levy be made upon real estate, the officer levying the writ may, after the expiration of'his term, complete the execution of the writ by a sale and conveyance, but that his powers in this respect are concurrent with those of his successor in office, and, therefore, that the venditioni exponas may properly be issued to and executed by either.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Roe

2. ““Since the one who is in the actual possession of the office can best be held responsible for the proper discharge of its duties, the interests of all concerned would be best subserved by holding that he should complete the service of the execution which has been levied upon real estate.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Roe

3. ““The practice, under which the retiring sheriff hands over to his successor all unexecuted writs in his hands, may be a good one, but it would be reasonable to hold that either officer could execute such writs.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Roe