Thomas v. . Nelson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ In August the defendant moved away from the premises, and sent the keys of the house to the plaintiff in a letter, and they were not returned. He claimed upon the trial that the retention of the keys was an acceptance-of the surrender of the premises. The plaintiff was not bound to seek the defendant, and tender a return of the-keys. The court held that the mere retention of the-keys, which were sent to him without his request or assent, did not of itself amount to a surrender and acceptance, and in this there was no error.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Huntington v. Parkhurst

2. ““ While such a contract is void, yet, if the tenant enters under it and occupies, he may be compelled to pay for the use and occupation of the premises [citing authorities]; but it is difficult to perceive how such a contract, declared to be void by the statute, can be held to be valid for a single hour, or upon what principle a tenant entering under a void lease could be compelled, by virtue of the lease, to pay for a longer period than he actually occupied.”-”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Huntington v. Parkhurst