Frederick v. Sherman’s Empirical Analysis
1918
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 1956
most recently cited
5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“But, speaking of pure silence, the general rule stated is very strong. It governs even though the silence was meditated, and with knowledge that the opposite party was laboring under mistake or ignorance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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