Fowler v. Fowler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[0]n appeal, the' Supreme Court assumes that evidence in favor of the successful party is true, leaves out of consideration entirely the conflicting evidence presented by the unsuccessful party, and gives the evidence of the successful party every favorable inference that may reasonably and fairly be drawn from it.' Furthermore, a reviewing court cannot substitute its judgment of the facts for that’ of the trial court unless the trial court’s judgment is clearly erroneous or contrary to the great weight of the evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Dietz · Smith v. State

2. “requires that every conveyance of real estate, or any interest therein, shall be in writing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brumbaugh v. Mikelson Land Co. · Redland v. Redland

3. “absolutely necessary to preserve the title to real property from the chances, the uncertainty, and the fraud attending the admission of parol testimony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Redland v. Redland