67 N.C. App. 28 - Satterfield v. Pappas’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]f all essential elements of a contract to convey or lease land have been agreed upon by the parties and are contained in some writing or memoranda, signed by the party to be charged or his authorized agent, then there can still be a valid, binding contract to convey or lease land, even if there is no agreement on other non-essential terms.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 N.C. App. 618 - Worship Ventures of Arks, LLC v. Judd Ministries, Inc. · 164 N.C. App. 715 - Howlett v. CSB, LLC

2. “A lease is a contract for valuable consideration whereby one agrees to let another have the occupation and profits of realty for a definite period of time. The essentials of a lease creating an estate for years are (1) the names of the parties (lessor and lessee); (2) a description of the demised realty; (3) a statement of the term of the lease; and (4) the rent or other consideration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 N.C. App. 618 - Worship Ventures of Arks, LLC v. Judd Ministries, Inc.

3. “contracts for leasing lands exceeding in duration three years from the making thereof, shall be void unless said contract, or some memorandum or note thereof, be put in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some other person by him thereto lawfully authorized.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 N.C. App. 618 - Worship Ventures of Arks, LLC v. Judd Ministries, Inc.