Binford v. Willson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The complaint did not aver that execution had been issued and returned ‘no property found’ on the amounts, severally, which it was found in the decree of foreclosure would become due at stated periods (see 2 R. S. 1876, pp. 263, 264, secs. 635, 636, 637 and 639; Skelton v. Ward, 51 Ind. 46 ); but it did aver the utter insolvency of the maker of the notes at, before and after such stated periods or times, as an excuse for not causing such issues of execution, etc. This was sufficient. Reynolds v. Jones, 19 Ind. 123 ; Roberts v. Masters, 40 Ind. 461 ; Markel v. Evans, 47 Ind. 326 .” Binford v. Willson, supra. The judgment was reversed, and the cause was remanded, with instructions to overrule the demurrer to the complaint.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Willson v. Binford