Jordan v. Baggett’s Empirical Analysis
1927
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
5
states following
November 1942
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on National Bank v. Danforth · Wells v. Mayor of Savannah · State v. Hancock · Herrington v. Ashford · Morgan v. Burks
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.
““As betiveen the parties to a conditional sale of personalty, the purchaser in possession is the one liable for the taxes, but the public authorities may treat the property as belonging indifferently to either the purchaser or the seller, and may proceed to assess and collect the taxes accordingly. [Citing cases.] ” (Italics ours.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.