Oakford v. Hackley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate ·

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

1. “. “The acceptance is predicated upon the signing of such a lease as I [the attorney] shall advise and prepare.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hackley v. Oakford · Northwestern Lumber Co. v. Grays Harbor & P. S. Ry. Co.

2. ““Scranton, Pa., Oct. 27th, 1894. “To Hon. Wm. H. Jessup, Attorney for Frances A. Hackley: 1 hereby offer to lease from you all the merchantable and minable coal in, under, and upon the Thomas Bell tract of land, in Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, at the following rents or royalties, viz.: For the first two (2) years, forty-two (42) cents for prepared sizes, one-half (½) of the price of prepared sizes for pea, and one-fourth (½) of the price of prepared sizes for buckwheat, and one-eighth (⅛) of the price of prepared sizes for bird’s-eye and culm, if sold and removed from the demised premises. After two years from date of leases, the royalty on prepared coal to increase at the rate of one (1) cent per annum up to a maximum of fifty (50) cents, and the smaller sizes proportionately. Lease to contain usual mining privileges, and a reasonable minimum. “J. W. Oalrford.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hackley v. Oakford

3. ““I accept the above offer, and direct W. H. Jessup to draw up a proper lease for the coal mentioned. Frances A! Hackley. “Nov. 8, 1894.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hackley v. Oakford