Pendleton v. Sard’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 21 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[One] a benefit conferred upon the defendant by the plaintiff; [two] an appreciation or knowledge by the defendant of the benefit; and [three] the acceptance or retention by the defendant of the benefit under such circumstances as to make it inequitable for the defendant to retain the benefit without payment of its value.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Estate of White · Aladdin Electric Associates v. Town of Old Orchard Beach

2. “may be preserved and enforced by action against the debtor and owner of the property affected and all other parties interested therein, filed with the Superior Court ... in the county ... where the house, building or appurtenances ... on which a lien is claimed is situated within 120 days after the last of the labor or services are performed or labor, materials or services are so furnished ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maguire Construction, Inc. v. Forster

3. “[Wle conclude that under ordinary and usual cireumstances the equities will not permit the supplier of labor and materials to obtain a personal judgment against the owner with whom he had no contractual dealings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Redd Iron, Inc. v. International Sales & Services Corp.