Head v. Crone’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““When any mortgage or conditional sales contract, affecting the title to real or personal property, has been satisfied, the holder thereof or his assignee must immediately, on the demand of the mortgagor, purchaser, or the successor in interest of either, execute, acknowledge, and deliver to him a certificate of the discharge thereof so as to entitle it to be recorded, or he must enter satisfaction or cause satisfaction of such mortgage or conditional sales contract affecting the title to real or personal property, to be entered of record; and any holder, or assignee of such holder, who refuses to execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the mortgagor, purchaser, or the successor in interest of either, the certificate of discharge, or to enter satisfaction, or cause satisfaction of the mortgage or conditional sales contract to be entered, as provided in this chapter, is liable to the mortgagor, purchaser, or his grantee or heirs, for all damages which he or they may sustain by reason of such refusal, and shall also forfeit to him or them the sum of $100.00.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brinton v. Haight · Head v. Crone

2. ““The above evidence with regard to loss of profits is insufficient to sustain the judgment in this regard. * * * ” O’Brien v. Best, 68 Idaho 348 , 194 P. 2d 608, 615 . “Prospective profits contemplated to be derived from a business which is not yet established but one merely in contemplation are too uncertain and speculative to form a basis for recovery. * * * ” Head v. Crone, 76 Idaho 196 , 279 P.2d 1064, 1066 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Faria v. Southwick

3. ““Appellants in their third cause of action and on the appeal relating thereto allege reasonable attorneys fees are recoverable as an element of damage. In a proper case attorneys fees incurred as the result of the necessity of bringing an action under I.C. § 45-915, to compel cancellation of a mortgage are recoverable.” [ 76 Idaho 196 , 279 P.2d 1066 ]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Head v. Crone