Polley v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 state decisions

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

1. ““ In all cases where any lands may have been let, reserving rent in hind, and when the crops or emblements growing or grown thereon shall be levied on or attached by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process against the landlord or tenant, the interest of such landlord or tenant against whom such process was not issued, shall not be affected thereby; but the same may be sold, subject to, the claim or interest of the landlord or tenant against whom such process did not issue.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C. C. Isely Lumber Co. v. Kitch · Tipton v. Martzell

2. ““ The whole proceeding was on the theory that the crops were personal property, and could be levied on and sold as such. But while they remained immature and were being nurtured by the soil, they were attached to and constituted part of the realty. They could no more be levied upon and sold on execution as personalty than could the-trees growing upon the premises.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C. C. Isely Lumber Co. v. Kitch · Tipton v. Martzell

3. ““ The emblements or annual crops raised by labor, and whether severed or not from the land of the deceased at the time of his death, shall be assets in the hands of the executor or administrator, and shall be included in the inventory.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kesler v. Heberling · Tipton v. Martzell