Blankenship v. Ely’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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. ““The court is. of opinion that th.e. demurrer to -the declaration wag' properly overruled. The bond sued on was exeeiifed in pursuance of a decree of the circuit court of Den county. The defendants craved oyer of the bond, and of the decree directing its execution, and then demurred upon the ground that the bond did not conform to the requirements of the decree. The bond does not derive its efficacy from the order. It would be a valid and binding instrument, even though the record of the chancery case had been silent with respect to its execution. In determining the liability of the parties to the bond, we must look to the instrument alone, and not to the order of the court in regard tos its execution, and although the instrument may contradict the record, the parties executing it are estopped to deny its recitals. Caskie v. Harrison, 76 Va. 85 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Cimarron Tp.