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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Hanson v. Zoller.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanson v. Zoller Anchor | green | “the fundamental purpose of the recording statutes is to protect potential purchasers of real property against the risk that they may be paying out good money to someone who does not actually own the property that he is purporting to sell.” | 5 |
| 2 | Hanson v. Zoller | green | “the recording acts operate by making the history of the title involved in a real estate transaction readily available to a prospective purchaser, and by providing that the history so disclosed by the record is binding upon a prospective purchaser whether he consults the record o…” | 5 |
| 3 | Frandsen v. Mayer | green | “an auditor's plat is made for taxation purposes for the convenience of the tax officials in 8 describing the property on the tax rolls and does not confer rights in or transfer title to land.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Amerada Petroleum Corporation | green | “an action to quiet title is a direct action for the purpose of determining what, if any, interest each of the parties have in the land involved.” | 3 |
| 5 | Capps v. Weflen | green | “recording documents is a ministerial action on the part of a county recorder.” | 3 |
| 6 | Berg v. Jaeger | green | “to be enforceable 4 by mandamus, the law must require an act to be done; mandamus cannot compel an official's discretionary actions.” | 3 |
| 7 | 4201 2nd Ave W v. First State Bank & Trust | neutral | “the legal conclusion of whether a deed is void is a question of law, fully reviewable on appeal.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.