Lash v. Prokop’s Empirical Analysis

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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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “of plaintiffs' damages, and a lien on the property therefor, on the ground that the defendants had been guilty of misrepresentation and fraud inducing plaintiffs to enter into the purchase. After hearing, the trial court concluded that the defendants had induced plaintiffs to enter into the contract by misrepresentations and fraud, entered a decree for cancellation of the contract, enjoined collection of the note, allowed plaintiffs $1,600 for their”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lash v. Prokop

2. “should be the difference between the real value of the property and what it would have been if the representations had been true. If that theory was tenable, plaintiffs have mistaken their remedy. Under their amended bill of complaint, the case has been tried and submitted on the theory of rescission, seeking injunctive relief, and not merely damages. In such case the amount of recovery is controlled by the amount plaintiffs have paid.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lash v. Prokop

3. “Where plaintiff asked for equitable relief by way of cancellation of contract, accounting, and injunction, and received equitable relief by securing and continuing in force temporary injunction, and finally accounting was had, its motion to transfer cause to law side of court on ground that, as case then stood, nothing except money decree was sought, was properly denied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lash v. Prokop