Wray v. Howard’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Where a minor’s property has been ‘sold at a void or fraudulent guardian’s sale, and a guardian's deed issued and filed of record, and such grantee and those claiming under him remain continuously in possession thereof. thereafter the minor’s cause of action is not barred by reason of subdivision 2,’ sec. 4655, Rev. Laws 1910, within five years after tbe recording of the deed, but by virtue of sec. 4656, Rev. Laws 1910, the minor may begin an action to set aside said sale at any time prior to two years after his legal' disability is removed.’’"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Watkins v. Jester

2. ““The district courts of this state, in exercising their equitable jurisdiction, have power to vacate and annul orders or judgments of other courts in a proceeding brought for that purpose, for fraud in inducing or entering into such order or judgment, where such fraud is extraneous to the issues in the proceeding attacked, and especially where the court has been imposed upon by such fraud.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Southwestern Surety Ins. Co. v. Holt

3. ““It is fraud aliunde the record', which may be inquired into, and not fraud by way of misrepresentation involved in the matter actually determined, which will authorize the court to act in proceedings of this character.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sarber v. Marland Oil Co.