Atkins v. Boatwright’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 10 state decisions

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

1. “However, Harleysville may still recover because under the facts of this case, there was no accord and satisfaction. Accord and satisfaction is a method of discharging a cause of action, whereby the parties agree to give and accept something in settlement of a claim, the”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Reynolds v. Adkins

2. “the burden of proof is on a debtor to show that the sum of money which he paid in part performance of his obligation was 'expressly accepted by the creditor in satisfaction and rendered in pursuance of an agreement for that purpose.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. American Fuel Trading Company v. Virginia Solid Fuels, Incorporated

3. “by no word or act did [the creditors], at any time, indicate that the amount of the check would be accepted in settlement of their demand,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. American Fuel Trading Company v. Virginia Solid Fuels, Incorporated