Happy v. . Mosher’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 39 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It did not operate as payment of the debt for which it was given, ... it extended the time of payment of the debt until the note matured. Such is always the effect of a note upon time for an antecedent debt, and here there is no proof even that the parties agreed or understood that it should not have this effect. The plaintiff could not take and hold this note, and secretly, in his own mind, intend that it. should have no effect. Until this note matured, therefore, the plaintiff could not sue Caler for the debt, and he could not institute the proceedings before the county judge to enforce its collection. . . . The proceeding before the county judge was, therefore, prematurely instituted, and the plaintiff should have been nonsuited. There was nothing in reference to this question to be submitted to the jury.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Otto v. Griffin

2. “It is sufficient if a kind of notice is provided by which it is reasonably probable that the party proceeded against will be apprised of what is going on against him, and an opportunity is afforded him to defend.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mabee v. McDonald

3. “as law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of Barnes