Nelson v. Mayer’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. ““Mayer Stock Farm Perris, California ‘‘September 30,1947. “Mr. H. Frank Nelson Perris California “Dear Frank: “The price on the Mayer Stock Farm is $600,000. It consists of 504% acres of irrigated land together with buildings, improvements and attendant equipment. ‘We will pay you a realty commission of 5 per cent if you can effect a sale. ‘‘Tours very truly, /s/M. S. Fox Myron S. Fox Business Manager for Mr. Mayer.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 Cal. App. 2d 438 - Nelson v. Mayer

2. ““To constitute himself the causa causans, the predominating effective cause, it is not enough that the broker contributes indirectly or incidentally to the sale by imparting information which tends to arouse interest. He must set in motion a chain of events, which, without break in their continuity cause the buyer and seller to come to terms as the proximate result of his peculiar activities.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 Cal. App. 2d 438 - Nelson v. Mayer