Sutherland v. Taintor’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““From all decisions of the Commissioners of the Land Office an appeal'may be taken by any person affected thereby to the district court of the county where the land is situated. Said appeals shall be taken by the appellant serving written notice upon the secretary to the Commissioners of the Land Office, within 15 days after the rendition of the decisions complained of, and by executing bond with sureties in such sum as the secretary shall prescribe, not to exceed double the annual rental of the land affected by such appeal, and not less than fifty dollars, to the effect that the appellant will pay all costs of such appeal, if the decision be adverse to him, and such damages as the court may award. Upon the giving of such notice and bond, the secretary to the Commissioners of the Land Office shall forthwith transmit to the clerk of the district court certified copies of the original papers in the matter appealed from, together with a transcript of the record of the commissioners relating to such cause. The district court shall hear and try said cause de novo, and from the judgment of the district court either party may appeal to the Supreme Court, as provided by law in civil actions.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dickey v. Kenney

2. ““should carefully and impartially weigh and consider the evidence, facts and circumstances in this case and then, without fear or favor, make your award in harmony and accord with what your own conscience shall dictate to be right and just as between the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dickey v. Kenney