Meyer v. White’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Plaintiffs in error further contend that at the termination of the aforesaid period of tenancy of defendants, said defendants failed and refused to redeliver the possession of the said premises to plaintiff, and have ever since said 17th day of May, 1908, wrongfully held and retained possession of said premises in violation of the rights of the plaintiffs herein.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shields v. Mitchell

2. ““For willfully holding over real property, by a tenant after the end of his time, and after notice to quit has been duly given, and demand of possession made, the measure of damages is double the yearly value of the property, for the time of withholding.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shields v. Mitchell

3. ““Where no exceptions are taken to the giving or refusing of' instructions at thé trial, the parties are concluded by their failure to take exceptions, and the appellate court cannot examine them.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ben Cooper Motor Co. v. Amey