Mack v. Mack’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In order to establish unjust enrichment, three elements must be proven: (1) a benefit was received; (2) the recipient was cognizant of that benefit; and (3) the retention of the benefit without reimbursement would unjustly enrich the recipient.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Noble v. Am. Nat'l Prop. · Waner v. Ford Motor Co.

2. “When unjust enrichment is found, the law implies a contract, which requires the defendant to compensate the plaintiff for the value of the benefit conferred.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Qwest Commc'ns Corp. v. Free Conferencing Corp. · Waner v. Ford Motor Co.

3. “[¶ 14.] The trial court found: There is no evidence of an agreement by the partners that the partnership would continue, at a minimum, until the death of A.J. and Mary. There is no evidence of an agreement by the partners that it would only go on so long as A.J. and Mary were living. There is no evidence of an agreement by the partners that the partnership would end when the alleged obligation to support A.J. and Mary no longer existed, regardless of whether that would be within days, months, or years after the inception of the partnership. The partnership was formed to farm indefinitely.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. MacK v. MacK