Walker v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 3 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A contract in writing may be altered by a contract in writing, or by an executed oral agreement, and not otherwise.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Dunbar Co. · Wichita Flour Mills Co. v. Guymon Equity Exchange

2. ““ ‘As the effect of the execution of the subsequent oral agreement would be an alteration to its entire abrogation of the contract in writing, and Comp.Laws 1909, Sec. 1139 (Rev.Laws 1910, Sec. 988, IS Okl.St, Ann. § 237) provides: “A contract in writing may be altered by a contract in writing or by an executed oral agreement, and not otherwise,” the petition fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. This for the reason that, if the contract in writing cannot be thus abrogated, the contract stands as written, and the law will not recognize the oral agreement sought to be enforced.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Midland Valley R.

3. ““While under the above-quoted statute, it is plain that the parties to a written contract cannot alter the same by parol agreement, it is well settled that they may, by parol, rescind, discharge, or terminate a written contract, or may enter into a new contract as a substitute for the'old.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Midland Valley R.