Dopheide v. Schoeppner’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 13 state decisions

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

1. “[a] tenant has an interest in the land and a right of property in the crop ... [a] cropper has no such interest and works in consideration of receiving a portion of the crop for his labor.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 95 Ill. App. 3d 333 - In Re Estate of Flowers · Hilligoss Central National Bank of Mattoon

2. “If other damages have resulted as the direct and necessary or natural consequences of the defendant’s breach of the contract, these are recoverable, certainly where, as in this case, they are specifically set forth. For example, if the plaintiff in good faith and relying upon the contract, made preparations rto remove on to the defendant’s farm, and these preparations were rendered useless in consequence of the defendant’s refusal to comply with his contract, the authorities hold that there may be a recovery of the loss sustained. 20 Iowa at pp. 244-5.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Watson v. Lewis

3. “(1) Such damages must have been within the contemplation of the parties at the time the lease was made; (2) Such damages must be the natural and direct result of the breach; and (3) Such damages must be established with reasonable certainty and may not be based upon speculation and conjecture.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jamison v. Knosby