Keohane v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 2 district · 27 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ It described the note, and from the description contained in the mortgage, he must be held to have had notice that the note secured was not due. Being negotiable paper, be must have known it might have been assigned in the usual course of business, and might then be in the hands of an innocent holder for value. Under the circumstances it was his duty to have informed himself whether the outstanding note the mortgage secured had in fact been paid. Hot to do so made it possible for the mortgagee to practice a fraud on the assignee of the note. Knowing the note was not due, and would not be due for years to come, he ought to have inquired whether Runyan (the first mortgagee) was still the holder and could rightfully receive payment, and not to do so was gross carelessness.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 83 Ill. App. 405 - Elgin City Banking Co. v. Center

2. ““ Equity will not postpone the interests of one who stands fair, and who has omitted no duty devolving on him, to the interest of one Avhose negligence made it possible for loss to occur.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leon v. McIntyre