Hoglund v. Lane’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate ·

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

1. ““That after the lapse of two years from the date of the issuance of the receiver’s receipt upon the final entry of any tract of land under the homestead, timber culture, desort land, or pre-emption laws, or under this act, and when there shall be no pending- contest or protest against the validity of such entry, the entryinan shall bo entitled to a patent conveying the land by him entered, and the same shall be issued to him; but this proviso shall not bo construed to' require the delay of two years from the date of said entry before the issuing of a patent therefor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. McDonald v. Lane

2. ““Upon mature consideration, the department is convinced that a contest or protest, to defeat the confirmatory effect of the proviso, must be a proceeding sufficient in itself to place the entryman on his defense or to require of him a showing of material fact when served with notice thereof.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. McDonald v. Lane