Farnsworth v. Burdick’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the following conditions: (1) That it is complete and regular upon its face; (2) that he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if' such was the fact; (3) that he took it in good faith and for value; (4) that at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stevens v. Keegan · Rawlins County State Bank v. Rummel

2. “. “A person placing his signature upon an instrument otherwise than as maker, drawer or acceptor is deemed to be an indorser, unless he clearly indicates by appropriate words his intention to be bound in some 'Other capacity.” (Gen. Stat. 1915, § 6590.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. John Deere Plow Co. v. Losey

3. ““When Wheeler placed his name on this note, he did not do it as maker, drawer, or acceptor, . . . unless, the word ‘assign’ used by him indicates his intention to be bound in some other capacity.” (p. 753.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. John Deere Plow Co. v. Losey