Duff v. McKay’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An enforceable agreement requires (1) terms sufficiently complete and definite, and (2) a present intent of the parties at the time of formation to be bound by those terms.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 - White v. Another

2. “In entering judgment enforcing the parties' apparent settlement agreement, the judge in effect resolved a contract claim”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 - Price v. Saade

3. “A settlement agreement is a contract and its enforceability is determined by applying general contract law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 1114 - Vilbon v. Trs. of Bos. Univ.