Wilson v. Woolverton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 6 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. ““Whether a deed executed and placed in escrow relates back to the time of the contract and execution thereof, so as to vest the grantee with the full title from that time, or whether it becomes such conveyance only upon the full performance of the conditions, seems to depend upon which of the two theories will promote justice under all the circumstances of the individual case.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3 Kan. App. 2d 90 - Roberts v. Osburn

2. ““In order that an instrument may operate as an escrow, not only must there be sufficient parties, a proper subject matter, and a consideration, but the parties must actually contract and the deposit must be absolute and beyond the control of the depositor.” (Syl. ¶ 1.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Truax v. Southwestern College