Rogers v. Hickie’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““ * * * The rule of ejusdem generis ‘is a rule of almost universal application.’ Farmers’ and Mechanics’ National Bank v. Hanks, 104 Tex. 320 , 137 S.W. 1120, 1123, 1124 . Under that rule, where specific and particular enumerations of things are followed by general words, the general words are not to be construed in their widest extent but are to be treated as limited and applied only to things of the same kind and class as those mentioned.” (Citing numerous cases).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Western Auto Supply Co. v. Charles Bassett Center, Inc.

2. ““All of this Roger’s Silver Ware was presented to me by The Simon’s Hardware Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, while we were attending the World’s Fair in that City 1903. “Mr. Frey was in the China and Hardware business at that time and was a good customer of their. “At my death either sell it — or give it some worthy person. “All of my relatives from top to bottom own Sterling and lots of it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carr v. Rogers

3. ““I, Birdie Hartsough Frey, of the City of Stephenville, County of Erath, State of Texas, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and discretion, do hereby make and publish this, my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void any provisions made at any time heretofore.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Carr v. Rogers