Jerald v. Houston’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A libel is the malicious defamation of a person, made public by any printing, writing, sign, picture, representation or effigy, tending to provoke him to wrath or expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to deprive him of the benefits of public confidence and social intercourse, or any malicious defamation made public as aforesaid, designed to blacken and vilify the memory of one who is dead, and tending to scandalize or provoke his surviving relatives and friends.” (E. S. 21-2401.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knapp v. Green · Jerald v. Houston

2. ““Daniel A. Jerald Gets Judgment Against N. E. O. — Will Probably be Appealed — Jerald Awarded $2,300 by Jury for Railway Company Taking Up 6.06 Acres of Land with Right of Way. “How much is an, acre of land worth in the eyes of a jury, when the owner swore it was worth $35.75 per acre when the assessor called? “How much should a street-car company be stung, which puts a line of rails across a farmer’s land, even though it increases the value of every acre of the farm, by reason of bringing the farmer’s family in closer touch of town, and affording him an easier means of transporting his products to market? “A verdict in the district court yesterday, which the company’s legal representatives say is ridiculously excessive in damages assessed, will be appealed to the supreme court. “The case referred to is that of Daniel A. Jerald against the Northeast ■Oklahoma Railway Company, in which Jerald appealed from an appraisers’ award of damages. “The Jerald farm is composed of 150 acres and is located north of the Taylor place, a few miles south of Columbus. The right of way of the N. E. O. ■crosses it on a quarter section line and takes up 6.06 acres of land. “At the time the right of way was secured through condemnation proceedings ■some time ago, the board of appraisers, consisting of three entirely disinterested parties, placed the actual damage to the farm at $1,312. “However, the plaintiff evidently considered that his farm had been damaged in excess of the amount given him and”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jerald v. Houston