Holmes v. Dewey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We regard the sum of ten per cent, interest to be paid after maturity as a contract rate. A rate was agreed on, both before and after maturity. The excess in the amount of interest the note was to draw after maturity over the amount it drew up to that time did not relate back to the date of the paper. Had it done so, the excess rate would be regarded in law as a penalty. [Citations omitted.] “We think section 3594, General Statutes of 1901 [now K.S.A. 16-205(a)] was intended to relieve the maker from a penalty of an excess rate running back to the date of the paper. [Citation omitted.]” Holmes, 66 Kan. at 442 /”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wagnon v. Slawson Exploration Co. · Robbins v. Maddy