Bogard v. Barhan’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 6 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The remaining question is whether or not the execution of the deed by A. Barhan to his mother was a scheme adopted to circumvent a specific performance of the agreement herein. That he was indebted to his mother in the sum claimed is evidenced by the promissory notes offered in evidence. We do not think, however, that she was urgently insisting upon the payment of these obligations or the giving of security therefor, and feel satisfied that he executed to her the deed in question, thinking it would bar a recovery herein. His deed was not delivered to his mother, but placed on record, evidently without her knowledge, and, this being so, no title passed thereby. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barhan v. Bogard