Bartges v. O'Neil’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ The petition, it is true, states the purchase of the Illinois lands to have been made by the plaintiffs; and the representations as to the situation, quality and value of the lands are stated to have been made by Bartges to them, the plaintiffs; yet, when taken all together, it appears from the petition that the purchase of the lands was made by Owen O’Neil, and that he paid the entire consideration; and' that Bridget O’Neil was in no way interested, except to receive a conveyance of the title of the land so purchased by Owen. But the action is brought to recover for a cheat practiced by the defendant; and if the alleged cheat was proved, the party cheated would be legally entitled to recover the damages thereby sustained.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Farmers' Mutual Fire & Lightning Ins. v. Ward