Shaw v. Bisbee’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““ * * * reference in deeds to the registry of prior deeds, unless expressly appearing otherwise, is only intended to help identify the premises conveyed, and not to determine the quality or quantity of the title; otherwise it would be hazardous to accept deeds containing such references. Grantees would be too easily deceived by them. * * * »”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Surety Royalty Company v. Sullivan