Chaffee v. Sorensen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““All these facts, while tending to show a continuing claim of title by Mrs. McIntosh to the property theretofore conveyed to defendant, were merely circumstances to be weighed by the trial court against the affirmative evidence of delivery given by defendant. These facts, taken with the other facts testified to by defendant and her witnesses, did no more than raise a conflict of evidence on the vital issue of the sufficiency of the delivery of the deeds to pass title to the defendant, and, the trial court having resolved that conflict in favor of the defendant, such a finding will not be disturbed by this court where there is any substantial evidence to support it. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Forbes v. Volk

2. ““It is essential to the validity of a transfer of real property that there be a delivery of the conveyance with intent to transfer the title and the true test under which delivery is to be determined is in ascertaining whether in parting with the possession of the conveyance the grantor intended thereby to divest himself of title. If he did, there was an effective delivery of the deed. If not, there was no delivery. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 149 Cal. App. 2d 160 - Ivancovich v. Sullivan

3. ““Delivery or nondelivery of a deed is a question of fact to be determined by the surrounding circumstances of the transaction and where there is substantial evidence or where an inference or presumption may be drawn from the evidence to sustain the court’s finding of delivery such finding will not be interfered with on appeal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 149 Cal. App. 2d 160 - Ivancovich v. Sullivan