McConnico v. Marrs’s Empirical Analysis
320 F.2d 22 · 1963
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
November 1978
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Neal v. Neal
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“unless it clearly appears that the contract was expressly made for his benefit and the fact that he will be incidentally benefited by performance of the contract is insufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McFarland v. Atkins“"A contract, made expressly for the benefit of a third person, may be enforced by him at any time before the parties thereto rescind it." [Emphasis added]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McFarland v. Atkins
How this case has been treated — in progress
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