Thomas v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 12 state decisions

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

1. ““See. 661. When Deed Made-^What Title is Invested in Grantee — How Defeated — When Title of Remainderman Rot Divested by Sale. — -When the purchaser of any real estate sold as aforesaid or sold In pursuance of section six hundred and sixty-six, his heirs or assigns, has obtained a deed therefor, and the same has been duly admitted to record in the county or corporation in which such real estate lies, the right or title to such real estate shall stand vested in the grantee in such deed as it was vested in the parly assessed with the taxes or levies on account whereof the sale was made, at the commencement of the year for which said taxes or levies were assessed, or, in any person claiming under such party,” etc.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Virginia & West Virginia Coal Co. v. Charles

2. “"The provision in section 601 of the Code, that ‘the right or title to such estate shall stand vested in the grantee in such deed as if, was vested in the party assessed with the taxes or levies on account whereof the sale was made,’ refers to the character of the title that shall be vested in the grantee in such deed, whether it be a fee simple or otherwise. It has no reference to liens, and does not mean, as contended, that the purchaser takes the land subject to the liens resting thereon at the time the taxes are assessed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Virginia & West Virginia Coal Co. v. Charles