Bolen v. Casebolt’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * It cannot be doubted'that the parties to these conveyances in which the clause of exception appeared intended thereby to exclude from the conveyance the minerals, oil, gas, and certain timber therefrom. The use of the words ‘heretofore sold’ was a mere description of this mineral, oil, and timber, and was not intended as limiting the estate reserved. This mineral, oil, and timber had been optioned to the coal company. The description of such mineral, oil and timber as that heretofore sold was inaccurate, but the intent was plainly to except from the conveyance the mineral, timber, and oil which was the subject of the negotiations with the coal company, and which in fact comprised certain branded timber and all the mineral and oil under the land. The exception in the deed would have been meaningless if the parties intended to except only such mineral and timber as had been sold for none had been sold. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hale v. Hale

2. ““Nothing appearing to show a contrary intent of the parties, the word ‘mineral’ included the gas as well as the oil which was specifically mentioned.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maynard v. McHenry

3. ““The mineral and timber and oil heretofore sold is excepted and not conveyed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maynard v. McHenry