Miller v. Sherry’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 federal appellate · 5 district · 41 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 91 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““His right could not be affected by anything that occurred subsequently. Ho had no constructive notice of tho proceedings in the Case of Milla & Bliss, [that is, of the senior creditors’ bill.] Had ho and Ms alienee actual notice? This also is a material inquiry. Wo have looked carefully through the record, and find no evidence on the subject. Had the suit below been in equity it would have been necessary for tho defendant in error to deny notice to himself or to his grantor. The want of notice to either would have been sufficient. The form of the action rendered a denial necessary.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Swift's Iron & Steel Works v. Johnsen

2. ““The judgment obtained by Mills & Bliss was the elder one, but it was subsequent to the conveyance from Miller to Williams. • It is not contended that the judgment was a lien on the premises. The legal title having passed from, the judgment debtor before its rendition, by a deed valid as between him and his grantee, it could not have that effect by operation of law.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sawtelle v. Weymouth

3. “amended bill, it is regarded as an original bill for that purpose,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Union Trust Co. v. Morrison