State v. Oster’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““All sales are required to be approved by the Board of University and School Lands and no sale shall be approved 'unless, from an examination of the certified lists and other information received and investigation made, it shall appear to the board that the sale was made in accordance with the provisions of this title and without fraud or collusion.’ Sec. 15-0805, 'NDRC 1943, Sec. 174, R.C.1905. After full compliance with all of the terms of his contract, the purchaser shall be issued a patent, ‘signed by the governor and attested by the secretary of state with the great seal of the state, and shall be countersigned by the commissioner of university and school lands' with the seal of the board.’ Sec. 15-0816, ND RC 1943, Sec. 189, R.C.1905. “A consideration of the foregoing constitutional and statutory provisions, makes it clear that, while the sales of state lands are surrounded with multiple safeguards to insure against illegal sales, inadequate price and fraud and collusion and to procure an avoidance of contracts of sale for such reasons prior to the issuance of a patent; it was nevertheless the constitutional and legislative intent that after a good faith determination by the board that the sales were not subject to such infirmities, and the issuance of patents to the lands sold, that all questions of legality should be concluded and the sales should be final and irrevocable.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Amerada Petroleum Corporation · Permann v. Knife River Coal Mining Co.

2. “"... reserving and excepting from the operation of this grant all rights and privileges vested in the State of North Dakota under the provisions of the constitution and laws of said state, including but not limited to 50% of all oil, natural gas and other minerals which may be found on or underlying such land. Both parties hereto specifically intend that the word `minerals' as used in this reservation includes such clay, coal and uranium as were included within the meaning of that term prior to July 1, 1955."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Haag v. State Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands

3. “The question is whether the complaint states a cause of action and this, in turn, depends upon whether the state may, after its qualified officers have found that land was legally subject to sale and have issued a patent therefor, challenge the sale upon the ground that the nature of the land was such that its sale was prohibited by the Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Permann v. Knife River Coal Mining Co.