Mathews v. Ryan’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. ““WHEREAS, First Party is desirous of pasturing cattle on irrigated crops owned by Second Party and Second Party is desirous of taking the livestock in to pasture them under the following terms and conditions, to-wit: “1. First Party agrees to deliver 300 head of cattle to Second Party’s place for pasture between the 1st of November, 1956, and the 1st of December, 1956. The cattle are to be weighed prior to such delivery. “2. Second Party agrees to furnish all feed, salt and water as may be required and to be responsible for generally taking care of the cattle and in particular, to see that all strays are located and returned. “3. First Party agrees to take the above described cattle off the pasture between the 1st of April, 1957, and the 15th of April, 1957. Immediately after being taken off pasture, cattle then on hand are to be weighed. After the cattle are weighed and a 2% per cent shrinkage is taken from their weight at the time they are taken off pasture, the beginning weight is to be deducted from their weight at the time they are taken off pasture (less shrinkage) and First Party then agrees to pay Second Party the sum of fifteen cents per pound on the gain, if any, as the consideration for pasturing such cattle.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ryan v. Mathews