League v. Atchison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Nor can there be color of title, as defined by the statute, where there is a complete hiatus in the chain. Color of title differs from title only, in externals. The substance of both is the same. Were this not so, if color of title were something intrinsically and substantially less, or weaker than title, then the wisdom of the legislature could not be vindicated. . . . ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schofield v. Gold · Humphrey v. C. G. Jung Educational Center

2. ““Unnecessary labor and learning has been expended by counsel, as to tbe construction of similar statutes in other states, and as to whether tbe possession of defendant was adverse or not. This section of tbe statute is its own interpreter. It was not made to protect mere adverse possession; it carefully defines tbe construction of tbe words used. By tbe term ' title,’ as used in this section, is meant ‘a regular chain of transfer from, or under tbe sovereignty of tbe soil; and color of title is constituted by a consecutive chain of such transfer down to him or her or them in possession, without being regular, as if one or more of tbe memorials or instruments be not registered, or not duly registered, or be only in writing, or such like defect. . . . ’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schofield v. Gold

3. “is meant a regular chain of transfers from or under the sovereignty of the soil, and by”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Humphrey v. C. G. Jung Educational Center