Adams v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““1. That at all times material to this cause the plaintiffs hereto were co-partners. “2. That this Court has jurisdiction of this case and of the parties hereto. “3. That the parties hereto entered into a certain written agreement identified as Exhibit ‘A’ attached to the First Cause of Action of the First Amended Complaint, and introduced in evidence as Plaintiffs’ Exhibit 1. “4. That the Plaintiffs were ready, willing and able to carry out their said purchase contract with the defendant, but the defendant refused to perform his obligations thereunder. “5. That the property covered by said written agreement consisted of the Lighthouse Laundry together with the real estate on which it was located, being approximately 100 ft x 168 ft on the corner of South Kansas and West Alameda in the City of Roswell, New Mexico, together with the washers and other equipment therein, and an ironer and dryer which were ordered by the Defendant, but which were not then on the property, said ironer and dryer to be included in the purchase price of $20,000.00. “6. That the reasonable market value of the property covered by the agreement at the time of breach of contract by the defendant was $20,000.00. “7. That the Plaintiffs were unable to procure another Laundry for their purposes until July 7th, 1947. “8. That the Plaintiffs were damaged in the amount of $200.00 per month for the months of February, March, April, May and June, 1947, because of the loss of profits reasonably to be derived out ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Adams v. Cox

2. ““A small sod house composed of two small rooms and a small hallway, which have been erected upon the locality which corresponds with property of Antonio Silva, and which house I have sold together with the little courtyard (chorreras) as specified in this present document. First, on the south side a courtyard of ten varas; on the east seven and a half varas; on the north three varas; and west to the line which is the old public wagon road.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quintana v. Montoya

3. ““The office of a description is not to identify the land, but to afford the means of identification, and when this is done, it is sufficient. Generally, therefore, any description is sufficient by which the identity of the premises can be established, or which furnishes the means of identification. A conveyance is also good if the description can be made certain within the terms of the instrument.” See also 26 C.J.S. Deeds § 30.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Quintana v. Montoya