Epp v. Hinton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The modern tendency' — a wholesome one — is to restrict rather than extend the immunity of one who gains an advantage over another by purposely misleading him.” (p. 515.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cramer v. Kansas City Railways Co. · Anderson v. Heasley

2. ““The cause will be remanded in order that the parties may offer evidence as to what the dry land would have been worth, if its ownership had carried a right to the use of water for its irrigation, the burden of proof being upon the plaintiff. If the decision is that it was worth $125 an acre, the original judgment will stand. If a different amount is found, thefiudgment will be modified accordingly.” (p. 517.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Epp v. Hinton

3. ““. . . The latter rule merely protects the person deceived from suffering actual loss; the former, which is the settled rule in this jurisdiction, gives him [the person deceived] the benefit of his bargain, and in effect forces the wrongdoer to make good his representations.” (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Fox v. Wilson