Swift v. Nevius’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Tiie essence of the equitable defense, as to the Blue Springs place, is that the defendant and McFarland entered into an agreement to buy the property together. McFarland was to put-up the money for expenses and for the purchase price, if the land was obtained. Swift, the defendant, gave certain valuable information which he had acquired as to the location, water supply, etc., and was to negotiate for the purchase, and perform certain other services. He fully complied with his agreement, and thus in effect paid his part-of tiie purchase price. For convenience in exploiting the property in connection with a plan to furnish water to the city of Columbus, in which a certain engineering company was to take a part the deed was taken in the name of McFarland, by agreement between him and the defendant, and for the benefit of both. The defendant took possession of the property, and has managed it in accordance with the agreement between him and McFarland on that subject.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Swift v. McFarland