Heidbrink v. Schaffner’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Should the contractor at any time refuse or neglect to supply a sufficiency of properly-skilled workmen, or of materials of the proper quality, or fail in any respect to prosecute the work with promptness and diligence, or fail in the performance of any of the agreements herein contained, such refusal, neglect or failure being certified by the architects, the owner shall be at liberty after three days’ written notice to the contractor to provide any such labor or materials, and to deduct the cost thereof from any money then due, or thereafter to become due to the contractor, under this contract; and if the architects shall certify that such refusal, neglect or failure is sufficient ground for such action, the owner shall also be at liberty to terminate the employment of the contractor for the said work and to enter upon the premises and take possession, for the purpose of completing the work included under the contract, of all materials, tools and appliances thereon, and to employ any other person or persons to finish the work, and to provide the materials thereof; . . . The expense incurred by the owner herein provided, either for furnishing materials or for finishing the work, and any damages incurred through such default shall be audited and certified by the architects, whose certificate thereof shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joblin v. Illinois Surety Co.