40 Tenn. App. 246 - Murray v. Grissim’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 18 state decisions

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

1. ““If A allows X to work for him under such circumstances that no reasonable man would suppose that X means to do the work for nothing, A will be liable to pay for it. The doing of the work is the offer, the permission to do it, or the acquiescence in its being done constitutes the acceptance.” (Anson’s Law of Contract, 18th ed. 1937) p. 14. “And even though, no request is made for the performance of work or service, if it is known that it is being rendered with the expectation of pay, the person benefited is liable” (1 Williston, Contracts, rev. ed. 1936, sec. 36). 40 Tenn.App. 250 -251, 290 S.W. 891 . (See also Melvin Butler et al. v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 203 Tenn. 366 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 Tenn. App. 410 - Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Pritchett

2. ““From the mere rendering of such services by one and tbeir acceptance by another, the law, without regard to the other’s intent, will ordinarily raise a quasi contract on his part to pay the reasonable value of such services; or the circumstances may warrant the triers of fact in finding an implied promise or contract on his part to pay such value. 1 Williston, Contracts (Rev.Ed.1936), secs. 3, 36, 91; Rest., Contracts, secs. 5, 72.” Murray v. Grissim, supra, p. 250 , 290 S.W.2d p. 890.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunt v. Temco, Inc.