In re Ripley’s Empirical Analysis
1941
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
April 1987
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Relies on John Hancock Mut Life Ins Co v. Bartels
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““One who purchases the naked title to an encumbered farm in which there is no equity on the eve of a foreclosure, for the purpose of thereby bringing himself within the Act is not a ‘farmer’ as to that land and is not entitled to the benefits of the Act.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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