Thomas v. Hinson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The chancellor was correct in holding that the 1946 deed from Mrs. Hinson to her husband, in which she reserved one-half of the minerals, was the result of a compromise and settlement with [Thomas], and that it was an accord and satisfaction with her. The deed was obtained with full knowledge by [Thomas] of the exception, and she recognized it as a valid deed for more than seven years before filing this suit... . Her letter to Mr. Hinson of September 1950 expressly recognized the compromise effected by this deed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 610 So. 2d 374 - Hurst v. Southwest Miss. Legal Services Corp.

2. “As you know the rental is sixty dollars a year on the whole place, but as I compromised with you, it will be thirty dollars per year.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 610 So. 2d 374 - Hurst v. Southwest Miss. Legal Services Corp.