100 Md. App. 409 - Donovan v. Kirchner’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “‘No principle of law is more firmly settled than that which excludes parol evidence from being used either at law or in equity for the purpose of contradicting, adding to, subtracting from, or varying the terms of a deed, or controlling its legal operation and effect, except where it is impeached for fraud, or where it is sought to be reformed upon the allegations of fraud, accident or mistake.’ This is generally referred to as the merger doctrine, and many decisions pertinent thereto are collected in 6 M.L.E., Conveyances, § 94.” Id. at 598-99.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 144 Md. App. 108 - Greenfield v. Heckenbach

2. “Moreover, based upon the unrefuted facts established by [appellee], the interlineation of Mrs. Donovan’s name was of no effect as a matter of law. Consequently, the trial court was without discretion to deny [summary judgment].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 112 Md. App. 738 - Post v. Bregman