Cobb v. Nau’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Having exercised his option and having furnished an abstract of title, thus requiring Nau to employ an attorney to have it examined, and after the attorney reported adversely thereon, the seller could not then furnish a guaranty certificate and require the purchaser to abandon his attorney’s view of the title and accept it as a compliance with the contract, even though he knew the title from such examination was defective, and be deprived of the provisions in the contract that if he made objections to the title they should be cured, or he should have the right to declare the contract void.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Giddens v. Moore

2. ““The Seller herein agrees to deliver to the Purchaser, or his attorney, a guaranty certificate issued by a reputable title company of Nueces County, Texas, or a complete abstract of title, at the option of the Seller. Said abstract shall be complete to date of its delivery, showing a marketable title to said property in the Seller.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Giddens v. Moore