Patton v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Appellant contends that we cannot here consider the question of want of consideration or lack of mutuality, because same was not affirmatively pleaded by appellee. We overrule this contention. It will be recalled that this case was submitted to the trial court upon agreed statement of facts, as is provided for by Rule 263 of Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. When a case is submitted to a trial court upon agreed statement of facts all issues with regard to pleadings are immaterial. The Praetorians v. Simons, Tex.Civ.App., 187 S.W.2d 238 ; Abilene Hotel Corp. v. Gill, Tex.Civ. App., 187 S.W.2d 708 ; * * *."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gonzales v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

2. ““This is a correct statement of the law. Where a listing contract is unilateral on its face it does not come into existence as a binding contract until the broker or real estate agent has performed, or at least partly performed, his duties under the agreement. In the case at bar there is not one word that indicates that appellant has done one thing in attempting to perform the agreement.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holmes v. Holik