Gaither v. Stockbridge’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 6 district · 46 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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““His [the receiver’s] appointment does not change the title to the property, or create any lien upon the same, in favor of any of the parties interested; his holding being for the benefit of the party who may be ultimately determined to be entitled.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Witbeck v. ELECTRO NUCLEAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION · Coppage v. Coleman

2. ““The ordinary chancery receiver, such as we have in this case, is clothed with no estate in the property, but is a mere custodian of it for the .court; and, by special authority, may become an officer of the court to effect a sale of the property, if that be deemed necessary for the benefit of the parties concerned. If the order of the court, under which the receiver acts, embraces the leasehold estate, it becomes his duty, of course, to take possession of it. But he does not, by taking such possession, become assignee of the term, in any proper sense of the word. He holds that, as lie would hold any other personal property involved, for and as the hand of the court, and not as assignee of the term.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. New York City Ry. Co.