Hughes v. Winchell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The uncontradicted evidence is that Tucker was employed only to haul the wheat from the farm to the elevator; that he had no authority whatever to sell the wheat, or to collect the money therefor. He was, therefore, a mere bailee. The relation between plaintiff and Frank Tucker was the hiring of the transportation of the wheat. There was no agreement express or implied giving the bailee power to sell or dispose of the property. He could not sell the wheat to defendant so as to give, title, even though defendant was acting bona fide and without notice of the status of Frank Tucker as bailee. 6 C. J. 1128.” “The general rule is that the bailor may recover possession of the subject-matter of the bailment, or its valué, from any person who has acquired possession by wrongful act of bailee, such as a sale, etc. 6 C.J. 1147”.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Woodward Co-Operative Elevator Ass'n v. Johnson

2. ““The bailee in possession of property for some particular purpose is not invested with such appearance of ownership as will enable the bailee to pass the title to the property as against the owner.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Woodward Co-Operative Elevator Ass'n v. Johnson