McLeod v. McLeod’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

42 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Mere inadequacy of consideration is not a sufficient ground for setting aside and annulling a contract. As was said in Judge v. Wilkins, 19 Ala. 771 : T follow the language of the authorities in saying that inadequacy of price, or other inequality in the bargain, is xxot within itself a sufficient ground to avoid ■a contract in a court of equity, on the ground of fraud; for courts of equity, as well as courts of law, must act upon the ground that every person, who is not under some legal disability, may dispose of his property in such manner and upon such terms as he sees fit; and whether his bargains are discreet or not, profitable or unprofitable, are considerations not for courts of justice, but for the party himself.’ 1 Story’s Eq. 244; Adams, Eq. p. 392; Bolling v. Munchus, 65 Ala. 558 ; Goodlett v. Hansell, 66 Ala. 151 ; Malone v. Kelley, 54 Ala. 532 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Edwards v. Gordon