Blake v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 15 state decisions

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

1. ““When a contract is entered into, it is either express in its terms or its terms may be implied from the acts, conduct and express words of the contract. To form the agreement of the parties, it is essential that there should be a distinct intention that is common to both. But the intention of the parties need not be express; it may be implied from the acts and words used, and the law will impute to the parties an intention which the meaning of their words and acts reasonably import..... “The defendant Blake requested him to build the sidewalk, without specifically mentioning the curb or wall; and when, in pursuance of that request, the plaintiff began the work by starting on the curb, the defendant stood by and saw the work of building the curb proceed. He must have known that plaintiff was only doing that work at his request and at the request of and by the direction of no other person or party.” We find no merit in the appellant’s first point.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Worth James v. P. B. Price Construction Co. · 213 F. Supp. 936 - Dunn v. Phoenix Village, Inc.