Lowe v. Root’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘ “When it appears that a party, who claims to have been deceived to his prejudice has investigated for himself, or that the means were at hand to ascertain the truth * * * of any representations made to him, his reliance upon such representations, however false they may have been, affords no ground of complaint.” ’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lyle v. Moore · Bails v. Stan Gar

2. ““If within a reasonable time after notice to the lessor of dilapidations which he ought to repair, he neglects to do so, and if the cost of such repairs does not require an expenditure greater than 1 month’s rent of the premises, the lessee may perform such repairs himself and deduct the expenses of such repairs from the rent, or the lessee may vacate the premises, in which case he is discharged from further payment of rent or performance of other conditions. ” (Emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bunke, Inc. v. Johnson

3. ““[Lessee] had the choice of making the repairs called for by the letter of the fire marshal and deducting the cost from the rent payments, to the extent of one month’s rent payment, or to vacate the premises.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bunke, Inc. v. Johnson