Spaeth v. Kouns’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““The defect of title of which the purchaser complains must be of a substantial character; one from which he may suffer injury. Mere immaterial defects which do not diminish in quantity, quality, or value the property contracted for, constitute no ground upon which he may reject the title. Facts must be known at the time which fairly raise a reasonable doubt as to the title; a mere possibility or conjecture that such a state of facts may be developed at some future time is not sufficient.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Newell v. McMillan

2. “"Again, it may be well said that the result below was unfair. Defendant directed plaintiff to submit his abstract to defendant’s attorney. That attorney raised certain questions and made certain suggestions, to comply with all of which caused plaintiff expense and trouble. After compliance and after defendant’s attorney approved plaintiff’s abstract and title, defendant without reasonable excuse refused to carry out his bargain. He should be compelled to do so; . . .” (p. 326.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wheeler v. Beem