Webb v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The fact that any of these lots were or were not the homestead of appellees depended not upon any recitals, statements, stipulations, or covenants contained in the mortgage. The actual use and occupation as a home and residence constituted the homestead, and could only be shown by extrinsic evidence. * * * Any recitals, statements, stipulations, or covenants incorporated in the mortgage to prevent the pleading or proving this fact, or having that effect, if any, according to the legal construction thereof, were in violation of the Constitution in force at the time of its execution (referring to the Consti tution of 1868) and against its policy, and are void. * * * The facts stated in the answer are sufficient to constitute a defense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hill v. Hill

2. ““Hereafter the homestead of any resident of this state who is a married man or head of a family shall not be incumbered in any manner while owned by him, except for taxes, laborers’ and mechanics’ liens and securities for the purchase money thereof.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hill v. Hill