Heinzeroth v. Bentz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 10 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Here, all of the terms of the oral agreement are set forth in the deed except the consideration. The deed does express a consideration, but not the real consideration. The fact that the consideration cannot be determined from the writing which is relied upon as a memorandum, without resort to outside evidence, renders the writing insufficient as a memorandum to take the transaction out of the statute of frauds.” Heinzeroth v. Bentz, 116 N.W.2d 611, 615 (N.D.1962).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vasichek v. Thorsen · Johnson v. Auran

2. ““In this case, the trial court found for the plaintiffs for reasons we do not believe are entirely valid. Where the trial court’s conclusion is correct, it will not be disturbed merely because the court gives an incorrect or insufficient reason for its decision.” Heinzeroth v. Bentz, supra, 116 N.W.2d 611 at 616 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Auran

3. ““An agreement or memorandum of sale of real estate may not, however, be partly in writing and partly in parol. The essential terms must be in writing.” Heinzeroth v. Bentz, supra, 116 N.W.2d 611 at 614 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. Auran