Simons v. Cromwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 1 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““This testimony, if believed, was evidence that the decedent had admitted a conversation with the plaintiff as to her services rendered and to be rendered, and as to the compensation to be paid for them in the decedent’s will. A jury might find it to be, not language of expectation or intention, but of agreement. The details necessary to establish a contract appear specifically; the consideration, the amount, and manner of compensation are all stated. The decedent, perhaps in not technical language, but substantially, stated to the witness the, consideration, viz. that there was ‘due’ by her to Annie the sum of $50,000 for services rendered in the past and for which she was going to call in the future. These services had been and were subsequently rendered by the plaintiff.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Cromwell v. Simons

2. ““I said, ‘Cousin Florence, my wife tells me that you are going to leave her $50,000 in your will,, and I wish to thank you for it.’ Her reply was, ‘Robert, I am due Annie that money for what she has done in many services rendered to me in my present condition, and I intend to call on her in the future.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Cromwell v. Simons

3. ““No doubt it would be proper to instruct the jury as to the care and scrutiny with which they should weigh the testimony, in view of all the circumstances of the ease, but in our opinion the question was for them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Cromwell v. Simons