Weaver v. Richards’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The necessity, as well as the wisdom, of placing this estate in the hands of one or more of their number to dispose of and divide the proceeds, is apparent. Under the law, each-party could apply for partition to the Courts in each jurisdiction where the land was located. Such proceedings would be expensive and difficult, and probably would not result in the most beneficial sales. . . . The parties, therefore, wisely came together and executed the above agreement. . . . The purpose to be attained is not only not contrary to any policy of the law, but one which the law should specially favor.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hand v. Calhoun

2. ““There was testimony justifying the submission to the jury of plaintiff’s claim, that- a contract for the sale of the premises by him upon commission was made, and that under that contract he had a right to understand that defendant-would exhibit or prove that he had a valid title to the premises.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Weaver v. Richards

3. ““The fact that the attorney is given the right to compensation from the proceeds of the sale does not make the power one coupled with an interest.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Moore v. Garred