James Boyce's Executors v. Felix Grundy’s Empirical Analysis

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36 federal appellate · 4 district · 4 state decisions

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

1. ““Another objection to the decree is, that it decrees the sum of $496.46, intended, as is understood (though not so stated in the decree), as interest upon the original sum decreed in the circuit court, viz., $2,065.28, in 1826, from the time of the rendition thereof to the affirmance in the Supreme Court, in January term, 1830. We are of opinion, that there is error also in this part of the decree. By the judiciary act of 1789, c. 20, § 23 [ 1 Stat. 85 ] the supreme court is authorized, in cases of affirmance of any judgment or decree, to award the respondent just damages for his delay. And by the rules of the supreme .court, made in February term, 1803, and February term, 1807, in cases where the suit is for mere delay, damages are to be awarded at the rate of ten per cent, per annum on the amount of the judgment, to the time of the affirmance thereof. And in cases where there is a real controversy, the damages are to be at the rate of six per cent, per annum only. And in both cases interest is to be computed as part of the damages. It is, therefore, solely for the decision of the Supreme Court, whether any damages or interest (as a part thereof) are to be allowed, or not, in cases of affirmance. If, upon the affirmance, ;no allowance of interest or damages is made, it is equivalent to a denial of any interest or damages; and the circuit court, in carrying into effect the decree of affirmance cannot enlarge the amount thereby decreed; but is limited to the mere execution of ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Washington & Georgetown Railroad · Harrison v. Hughes

2. ““Another objection is, to that part of the decree which creates a lien upon the land in controversy lying in another state, and decrees a sale for a discharge of the lien. We are of opinion that the decree is erroneous in this respect. In the first place, the court had no jurisdiction to- decree a sale to be made of land lying in another state by a master acting under it» own authority.” Story, Confl. Laws, § 543.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Guarantee Trust & Safe-Deposit Co. v. Delta & Pine-Land Co. · Jones v. Byrne

3. “that such execution and proceedings be had in said cause as, according to right and justice and the laws of the United States, ought to be had, the said appeal notwithstanding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Washington & Georgetown Railroad