Rutherford v. Carr’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 84 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 92 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Every action other than for the recovery of real estate, for which no limitation is otherwise prescribed, shall be brought within four years next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued and not afterward.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reynolds v. Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank of Nocona · Hoerster, Receiver v. Wilke

2. ““The judgment creditor has the election of two remedies against a fraudulent conveyance; that is, he may bring a suit to set aside the .conveyance, or he may levy upon the land and sell it for his debt, and then bring suit for its possession.” If he elects the first action, his suit must be brought within four years; but, if he elects the second action, he is permitted to bring it in five years.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mexican Nat. Coal, Timber & Iron Co. v. Frank

3. ““with intent to delay, hinder or defraud creditors, purchasers or other persons of or from what they 'are, or may be, lawfully entitled to, shall, as to such creditors, purchasers or other persons, their representatives or assigns, be void.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. Howe