Rorschach v. Pitts’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

98 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 98 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““5. Contract in Writing. — If a person has contracted in writing to perform an obligation in a particular county, expressly naming such county, or a definite place therein, by such writing, suit upon or by reason of such obligation may be brought against him, either in such county or where the defendant has his domicile.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carroll v. Roys · Dina Pak Corporation v. May Aluminum, Inc.

2. ““From this it would apparently follow that the essential obligation in suit for venue purposes is that of payment, and since no place of performance of that obligation is stated in the contract, no exception to the general rule of venue at the domicile is involved.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation v. Price · Magness v. Herider

3. ““ * * * The character of the suit, which does not seek consequential damages from the failure to take the gas, is different from that in cases like Coffield v. Richter, Tex.Civ.App., 229 S.W.2d 97 , in which latter the defendant had actually paid for the oil in the storage tank, but by his failure to take delivery of it, had kept the plaintiff from selling the tank itself to another party. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gregory v. Tyler Grain and Storage Company