Maas v. Dunmyer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Issues of law must be tried by the court, unless referred. Issues of fact arising in actions for the recovery of money, or of specific real or personal property, shall be tried by a jury, unless a jury trial is waived, or a reference be ordered, as hereinafter provided.” (St. Okla. 1893, sec. 4156.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collins v. Industrial Savings Society · McCoy v. McCoy

2. ““Rescission, when not effected by consent, can be accomplished only by the use, on the (part of the party rescinding, of reasonable diligence to comply with the following rules: “First. He must rescind promptly, upon discovering the facts which entitle him to rescind, if he is free from duress, menace, undue influence, or disability and is aware of his right to rescind; and, “Second. He must restore to the other party everything of value which he has received from him under the contract; or must offer to restore the same, upon condition that such party shall do likewise, unless the latter is unable, or positively refuses, to do so.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp. v. Lay

3. ““A person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but he is liable for the reasonable value of things furnished to him necessary to his support or the support of his family.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Norris v. Dagley