Edens v. Duncan’s Empirical Analysis
1959
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
June 1971
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hubacek v. Ennis State Bank · Dooley v. Gray · Powelton Coal Co. v. McShain · Pope v. Hennessey
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The parol evidence rule is not a rule of evidence at all but a rule of substantive law * * *. ⅜ ijc ⅜ ⅝ ⅜ ⅜ “The general rule is well established that parol evidence is not admissible to vary or contradict the terms of a written instrument but there are many well established exceptions which are as well established as the rule itself. One of these exceptions is that a prior or contemporaneous parol agreement to apply certain credits as payment on a written instrument is enforceable and may be shown by parol. ‘Such matters relate to the performance of a contract and do not vary nor contradict it.’” Citing for such holding Dooley v. Gray, Tex.Civ.App., 54 S.W.2d 558 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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