Strong v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 9 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Of course, it is necessary that the rights of the person from whom possession is sought should, in some lawful mode be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court. Ordinarily this is done by making him a party to the suit in which the decree"to be enforced is rendered. But it may be done uy giving him notice of the possessory proceeding instituted.on the basis of the decree or by his appearance in such proceeding. If, when he is then brought in, it is clearly shown that he claims under one who was a party to the suit and that his right of possession is undoubtedly subordinate to the right for the enforcement of which the writ of assistance is prayed, then it may be issued against him, even though technically he is not bound by the decree. Such is the sitúa tion of the present appellant and there is no reasonable ground of equity on which the court can refuse its aid to the petitioner against him.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lamar v. Spalding