Walsh v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 2004
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Barton v. Thaw · Peoples Street Ry. Co. v. Spencer · Kerr v. Day · Phillips Et Ux. v. Tetzner · Stevenson v. Titus Admrs.
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“One who under a properly executed agreement has an option to purchase land does not hold the lands, nor even an absolute agreement that he shall have the lands conveyed to him, but he does get something of value, that is, the right to call for a conveyance of the lands if he elects to purchase in the manner specified.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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