Grass v. Eiker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In an action upon a simple contract, an acknowledgment ... by words only is not sufficient evidence of a . . . continuing contract whereby to take the case out of the operation of the statute of limitations . . . unless the acknowledgment or promise is in writing, signed by the party chargeable thereby . (Emphasis added.)”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Partnership Placements, Inc. v. Landmark Insurance · Heffelfinger v. Gibson

2. ““ * * * In addition to the -Securities and Exchange Commission report appellants offered to prove certain oral acknowledgments and admissions, and we think they were entitled to prove them and the circumstances under which they were made. Although the probability appears slight, appellants may be able to show that the delay in enforcing their claims was induced by representations or promises of appellee accompanying the acknowledgments and admissions. Such a showing might have the effect of estopping appellee from pleading the statute in bar of the claims. * * ” 5”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Grass v. Eiker