Allen v. Bates’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in the absence of an express provision for forfeiture in the lease[,] a breach of a covenant ... does not work a forfeiture of an option to purchase.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Daniel v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co Cs · Daniel v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.

2. “strictly construe [its terms] against the party seeking to invoke them.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Daniel v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co Cs · Daniel v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.

3. “constitutes a waiver of the lessees' breach”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Daniel v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co Cs · Daniel v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.