McLaughlin v. Ball’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““After receiving the assignments appellant [McLaughlin] held the leases without development for a period of more than one year but with the approach of the time for delay rental payments for the period of 1964-1965 he elected not to renew or extend the leases by paying further delay rentals and the leases were allowed to lapse. Through a clerical error appellant failed to notify appellee [Ball] of his intention not to pay such delay rentals. It is undisputed that appellant failed to comply with the contractual provision of the assignments. The only issue in the case is the amount of damages which appellee is entitled to recover. The parties are agreed that the measure of damages in such case is the value of the leasehold estate lost * * ‡»”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McLaughlin v. Ball

2. ““Assignee shall always have the right to release and surrender the lease hereby assigned, provided that before releasing or surrendering, and at least 60 days prior to the next rental due date, he shall first notify assignor in writing of his intention so to do, and upon demand by assignor, if made within 30 days from the receipt of such notice, assignee shall reassign to assignor the rights and interests which he has indicated in his notice that he desires to release or surrender.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McLaughlin v. Ball