Dalton v. Hopper’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “•‘The statute provides that a party must return everything of value; therefore, the pleading and the proof here brings the defendant in error clearly within the statute. And the authorities are uniform that where property is worthless, that is, where it would be of no advantage to the party against whom rescission is sought, that its restoration would be a useless requirement and an idle formality. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McAtee v. Garred

2. ““In a transaction involving the sale of stock in a corporation, representations as to the financial condition of the company ... the value of its stock ... made with the view to induce another to subscribe therefore, are representations of matters of fact ... and when relied upon by the purchaser of said stock, if false, constitute actionable fraud.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bird v. Coleman

3. ““* * * That, as it is ‘everything of value’ only that need be restored, the court did not err in decreeing a rescission and cancellation of the deeds and mortgage complained of.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McAtee v. Garred