Dickason v. Mathews’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Citizens National Bank v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. · Irwin's Bank v. Fletcher, Etc., Trust Co., Rec. · Reynolds v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. · Fowler v. Texas Exploration Co. · Harvey v. Lowry
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.
““ * * * ‘Parties are presumed to contract for themselves. It follows that a contract will not be construed as having been made for the benefit of a third person unless it clearly appears that such was the intention of the contracting parties. 17 C.J.S., Contracts, § 519, p. 1129/ “ ‘ “It is not our purpose to hold that a contract may not be made for the benefit of a third person, although such person may not be specifically mentioned, but we do hold that a contract to have such effect, must clearly evidence a distinct intention to benefit such third person.” Irwin’s Bank v. Fletcher Sav. & Trust Co. (1925) 195 Ind. 669, 692 , 145 N.E. 869, 876 , 146 N.E. 909 .' ””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Andretta v. West
How this case has been treated — in progress
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