Schuler v. Graf’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Under the Statute, an enforceable contract for the sale of land must be evidenced by some writing: (1) which has been signed by the party against whom the contract is to be enforced or his authorized agent; (2) which describes with reasonable certainty each party and the land; and, (3) which states with reasonable certainty the terms and conditions of the promises and by whom and to whom the promises were made.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. William J. Knapp and Rosalea M. Knapp v. The Estate of Carl R. Wright and Joan M. Wright · Reich v. Lincoln Hills Christian Church, Inc.

2. “it is not essential that the description have such particulars and tokens of identification as to render a resort to extrinsic aid entirely needless when the writing comes to be applied to the subject matter. The terms may be abstract and of a general nature, if with the assistance of external evidence the description, without being contradicted or added to, can be connected with and applied to the very property intended, to the exclusion of all other property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. William J. Knapp and Rosalea M. Knapp v. The Estate of Carl R. Wright and Joan M. Wright

3. “An agreement required to be in writing must completely contain the essential terms without resort to parol evidence in order to be enforceable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Shaun Perrill v. Brandy Perrill