Reynolds v. Egan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If, without any fault of the lessor, the thing cease to be fit for the purpose of which it was leased, or if the usé be much impeded, as if a neighbor, by raising his walls shall intercept the light of a house leased, the lessee may, according' to circumstances, obtain the annulment of the lease, but has no claim for indemnity.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. H. B. Stevens Co. v. Board of Adm'rs

2. ““The lessor is not bound to guarantee the lessee against disturbances caused by persons not claiming any right to the premises; but in that case the lessee has a right of action for damages sustained against the person occasioning such disturbance.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gulf Coal & Coke Co. v. Bingaman

3. ““We say she had the right to cancel the lease, for the reason that the situation was not one calling for ‘repairs’ to the building, but for a ‘reconstruction’ of the same.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dehan v. Youree