Thompson v. Merrill’s Empirical Analysis
1907
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
March 1953
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sallee v. McMurry · Goodson v. Embleton · 113 Mo. App. 59 - Brown v. Smith · Young v. Ruhwedel · Hayden v. Grillo's Administrator
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Where a principal, at the time of the employment, iá not invested with the full title to the property, and in the contract of employment provides, either in express terms or by necessary implication, against the contingency of not being able to perform, there is no reason in law or morals to justify the recovery by the agent of the agreed commission on the production of a purchaser who is ready, able and willing to buy on the terms proposed. Unquestionably parties to such contracts have the right to agree that the agent shall receive no compensation in the event the principal finds himself unable to perform, and, as long as the latter acts in good faith and honestly endeavors to acquire the title, the agreement of the parties should be enforced.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Malone v. Dillard
How this case has been treated — in progress
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