Bright v. Offield’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 22 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. At a fixed period after date or sight; or - “2. On or before a fixed or determinable future time specified therein; or “3. On or at a fixed period after the occurrence of a specified event, which is certain to happen, though the time of happening be uncertain. An instrument payable upon a contingency is not negotiable, and the happening of the event does not cure the defect. ’ ’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Utah State National Bank v. Smith · Nickell v. Bradshaw

2. ““K note, secured by a mortgage, provided that if the maker should, allow the taxes or any other public rates and assessments on the mortgaged property to become delinquent, or should do any act whereby the value of the mortga;.' od property should be Impaired, or in case any taxes or assessments shou'd bo levied against the holder of the note on account thereof, then on the happening of any of such contingencies the whole amount secured should at once become due and payable, and the mortgagee might collect the debt and foreclose the mortgage and sell the mortgaged property, or so much thereof as should be necessary to satisfy the debts, interest, and costs, and all taxes, public rates, or assessments that might be due thereon, etc. Hold, that by necessary implication the maker was bound to pay any such taxes, the provision being analogous to one authorizing the holder of the note to declare it due at any time he deemed the debt insecure, and destroyed the note's negotiability.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chavelle v. Washington Trust Co.

3. ““ ‘. . . if the maker of this note . . . shall allow the taxes or any other public rates and assessments on the mortgaged property, or any part thereof, securing the aforesaid notes, to become delinquent, or shall'do any act whereby the value of said mortgaged property shall be impaired, or in case any taxes or assessments shall be levied against the holder of this note, on account of this note, then upon the happening of any of said contingencies, the whole amount herein secured shall at once become due and payable, . . . ’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 63 Wash. 2d 290 - Anderson v. Hoard