Coale v. Campbell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Any suit or proceeding against the tax purchaser, his heirs or assigns, for the recovery of lands sold for taxes, or to defeat or avoid a sale- or conveyance of lands for taxes, except in cases where the taxes have been paid or the land redeemed as provided by law, shall be commenced within five years from the time of recording the tax deed, and not thereafter.” (Gen. Stat. 1909, § 9483.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Despain v. Despain

2. ““The decision is rested on the ground that the holder of the tax deed may invoke section 141 for purposes of defense, but not of attack. In this case, Campbell, as plaintiff, invoked this section for the purpose of building a title and aiding him in recovering possession of the land.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stump v. Burnett

3. ““In this case, the holder of the tax title is not merely defending an. action brought to recover possession of the land from him or to declare his deed invalid, but is seeking to recover land in the possession of another.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stump v. Burnett