Dawson v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is a well-settled rule of law that, if the grantor does not intend that his deed shall take effect until some condition is performed, or the happening of some future event-, he should either keep it himself, or leave it with some other person as an escrow to be delivered at the proper time. That it should operate as an escrow it is necessary that the delivery should be made to a stranger, and not to the party; for if one makes a deed and delivers it to the party, to whom it is made as an escrow, upon certain conditions, in such case, let the form of the words be whatever it may, the delivery is absolute, and the deed shall take effect presently.” Dawson v. Hall, 2 Mich. 390 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hojnacki v. Hojnacki · Smith v. Maxey

2. ““ Subsequent statements of a party’s motives or intentions will not be received to affect the rights of others or to explain a transaction. It is only the intention declared at the time of such transaction which, as a part of the res gestae, can bind the defendants. An exception to this rule exists only when the statements are made to a party to be affected by them under circumstances from which his acquiescence in their truth can be fairly inferred, if not expressed, and then they are entitled to little or much consideration according to the circumstances under which they are made.” Dawson v. Hall, 2 Mich., at p. 393 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wilbur v. Grover