Gardner v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The general rule of construction of written instruments is: “A court of equity will look at the real object of a deed and the intention of the parties, and will compel the fulfillment of both, and, if possible, the intention of the grantor will be gathered from the whole instrument. If the intention of the parties to the deed is plain, parol evidence is not admissible to prove an intention different from the terms of the deed, but where a deed possesses an element of uncertainty, par-ol evidence, the admission of the parties, and other extraneous circumstances may be proved to ascertain its true meaning.” (Citation omitted.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Zemp v. Jacobs

2. ““Under the plain and unambiguous language of the grant, defendants are entitled to receive an undivided l/16th and no less, of any and afl oil, gas or other minerals produced or to be produced from said land under any lease executed by any owner.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Armstrong v. McCracken