Jackson v. Key’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““No action shall be brought in any court in this State for the recovery of any commission for the sale or purchase of real estate unless the promise or agreement upon which action shall be brought, or some memorandum thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith or by some person by him thereunder lawfully authorized.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ames v. Texas Gulf Industries, Inc.

2. “"Under the authorities cited and numerous others, it is our opinion that the failure of appellants to procure from appellee a listing of the land in some form of writing in compliance with the provisions of the Real Estate Dealers' License Act precludes their recovery."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wingo v. Farley