Alford v. Rowell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 28 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If a parol contemporaneous agreement be the inducing cause of the written contract, or forms a part of the consideration therefor, and it appears the writing was executed on the faith of the parol agreement or representation, extrinsic evidence is admissible. In such cases, the real basis for its admission is to show fraud. The principle which admits such evidence under the conditions stated has no application, however, where the parol agreement relates directly to the subject of the written contract, even though it be alleged, as in the case at bar, that the written contract was signed upon"'the faith of the oral promises. [Citations omitted.]””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Clark v. Sideris · American Institute of Marketing Systems, Inc. v. Keith

2. ““The same author also states the rule to-be that the real consideration may be proved, although different from that expressed in the writing, unless the parol testimony tends to change the contract itself, in which event parol evidence is not admissible.” (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. American Institute of Marketing Systems, Inc. v. Keith