Jones v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
1923
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1939
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Grubb v. McAfee · National Oil & Pipe Line Co. v. Teel · Hitson v. Gilman · Young v. Jones · Owens v. Corsicana Petroleum Co.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“but simply a sum by the payment of which the lessee acquires the right to extend his option beyond the time provided for the beginning of the drilling of a well,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Davis v. Bussey“failure to pay the second year's rental forfeited the lease and that it became void as to both parties,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Davis v. Bussey“The agreement to pay rental was a condition upon which depended the life of the lease;”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Davis v. Bussey
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.