Longwell v. Caron’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The money advanced in substantial amounts was indispensable, before dissolution for carrying on the corporate functions and after dissolution to proceeding with the liquidation. While it is true no express agreement to pay interest is shown, it is equally true, that there is no evidence of any agreement not to charge interest. The right to it, however, arises as an incident to the debt itself. “We have held that a person is entitled to interest on any amount due from another from and after the time said amount is found to be payable. Eagle Mining [& Imp.] Co. v. Hamilton, 14 N.M. 271 , 91 P. 718 . The general rule upon the subject of interest is stated in 33 C.J. 201, as follows: ‘While there are some cases in which interest on advances has been refused, because of some peculiar circumstances in the particular cases, the general rule is that one who lends money to, or makes advances for, the benefit of another, is entitled to interest upon the amount so lent or advanced, although nothing is said about interest at the time of the transaction.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McDermott v. Sher