Sheldon v. Pruessner’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The note held by Motter was dated February 1, 1888, and matured in three years thereafter. The rate of interest per annum specified in the note was 8 per cent, until maturity, and 12-per cent, after maturity. Where there is an express stipulation that a certain rate of interest shall run after maturity, interest at that rate is recoverable. (11 Am. & Eng. Encyc. of Law, pp. 416, 417, and cases cited in note ; 3 Rand. Com. Paper, § 1713, p. 823, and cases cited; Ansel v. Olson, 39 Kan. 767 , 18 Pac. 939 .”)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Holmes v. Dewey

2. ““Whatever tends to interfere with the beneficial operation of the statute is unlawful, as against the policy of the law. Whatever tends to obstruct duty by defeating the letter or spirit of the law is also unlawful, and the courts will not enforce any agreement or contract for the benefit of one through whose direction or assistance the law is violated, or public policy contravened. The law attempts to close the doors to temptations by refusing such parties recognition in the courts.” (p. 590.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ditzen v. Given