Schuler v. Bucuss’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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The law is thoroughly settled that solemnly written instruments entered into between competent parties should not be altered or reformed on the theory of mistake except the mistake is mutual and the evidence so clear as to establish the right to relief beyond cavil. Youell v. Allen, 18 Mich. 107 ; Long v. Bibbler, 225 Mich. 261 ; Retan v. Clark, 220 Mich. 493 ; DeGood v. Gillard, 251 Mich. 85 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Emery v. Clark