Hurless v. Wiley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 2 district · 9 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If originally the buyer would not have been permitted to show that at the time of his purchase, and as an inducement thereto, the seller orally agreed to find a new buyer at an advanced price within the year, the reason is that the law protects the seller from having his documentary evidence overthrown by mere word of mouth. When he reduced the promise to writing the requirement of the law was met. The reason for his protection no longer existed. Oral evidence was necessary, not to prove the promise, but to show for what it was given. A consideration was implied from the contract being in writing, and its character was properly shown by parol.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Miller v. Aaron

2. ““Such matters are ordinarily allowed to be shown by oral evidence, where they do not contradict the terms of the written instrument. (17 Cyc. 648, 693; Note, 17 L. R. A. 274; Note, 25 L. R. A., n. s., 1194.)” (p. 348.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hickman v. Richardson