Trew v. Ogle’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnston v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. · Haynes v. Cumberland Builders, Inc. · Blasingame v. American Materials, Inc. · Buice v. Scruggs Equipment Co. · Baliles v. Cities Service Co.
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The most commonly recognized exception to the Statute of Frauds is the doctrine of part performance. Under it an otherwise unenforceable oral contract can be the basis of an action if one of the parties has performed. In this jurisdiction courts ... will enforce a verbal contract as to personal property where there has been partial performance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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