Irvine v. Angus’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It was admitted by defendants that the assessments mentioned in the complaint wore, each and all, duly levied upon the shares ol' stock therein mentioned by said corporation, the Morgan Mining Company; * * * that each of said assessments was paid hy Irvine from his own funds at the last moment that the same could be paid before the said shares would otherwise have been lawfully offered for sale.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Irvine v. Angus

2. ““If, however, the payment made, though made without request, is not regarded in law as having been officiously made, the party so paying is entitled to be reimbursed by the debtor to the extent that the debt, as between the debtor and himself, should, in equity and good conscience, have been paid by the debtor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Gouverneur Pub. Co.

3. ““Where no express order or request has been given, it will ordinarily be sufficient for the plaintiff to show that he has paid money for the defendant for a reasonable canse, and not officiously.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Gouverneur Pub. Co.