Gassert v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is important in such cases to distinguish that which pertains to the performance of a contract from that which pertains to its making. To make any sort of a contract, there must be a meeting of minds upon a given subject. An offer without acceptance is not a contract, and as a rule the acceptance to be binding must be in accord with the terms of the offer, and not in some other manner.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pogreba v. O'Brien

2. “"We think it is the duty of the court to sustain contract engagements when fairly made and openly arrived at. Courts should not, nor do they, lend aid or comfort to those who seek to defeat obligations so made. Mere translucent mists should not be permitted to stand in the way of accomplishing justice."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chapman Drug Company v. Chapman

3. “Unless and until he manifested his intent to forfeit the lease `by some clear and unequivocal act' before the tenant put the option into operation the contractual obligation created by the lease remained in full force”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chapman Drug Company v. Chapman